The XIIs were retroed right after Jordan's last season '02-'03 so they weren't made for Jordan to wear. If anyone remembers this, the French Blue's as you know them "now", were a last minute production mock-up after the Wizards fired Jordan. The OG French Blue's had black bottoms with copper trimming to match the Wizards jersey, white accents, no red. That shoe was scrapped.
Personally, I've never been a fan of the French Blue's because, knowing the backstory, the final result ended up being a simple color-palate-swapped Flint Grey XII.