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Personally, XI's are an overrated shoe to me. I grew up in the 90's as an 80's baby and remember every Air Jordan shoe from the IV's on. The XI's to me are too flashy, and although I do like this model a lot, it would not make my top 5 simply because I prefer more utilitarian styled sneakers with just basic leathers, along with basic/flashy colors...(example: Jordan 1's, Jordan 3's, Jordan 4's, Jordan 5 grapes, etc...) The Concords are probably the "cleanest" Air Jordan shoe of all time, but they look terrible beat....the mesh yellows, the soles yellow, and they get dingy quick. You can wear a very worn pair of Jordan 1's for example and not feel as bad about the condition of the shoe simply because they have more of a utilitarian appeal to them since they are so simple and basic...XI's are a great shoe, but they are not an everyday shoe for me and I own several pairs of this model including 2 OG pairs.