Air Jordan 12 was first released in 1996,and have five different color ways.It got started with a woman鈥檚 fashion shoe from the 19th century called 鈥淣isshoki鈥. On the Air Jordan 12 there was more than just the women鈥檚 high heel for inspiration, but also the Japanese Rising Sun flag played a big role in the making. The stitching down the sides resemble sun rays.Two 3 was written down the tongue of air jordan XII.they had the Zoom Air unit (also the first Air Jordan to have a Zoom air unit), modified herringbone pattern for improved traction and a more improved carbon fiber shank plate.