How To Spot FAKE Air Jordan 11 Cool Grey

The most complete and up to date legit check guide for Air Jordan 11 Cool Grey in 2023. See comparisons between Real Vs Fake shoes.

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Toe Box

let's take a look at the overall shape of the toe box and Air Jordan 11 Cool Grey from the side profile. Counterfeits will usually be "inflated" or "bulky" at the shape or toe box of the shoe. They'll also often have a longer/shorter toe box compared to retails.

The overall shape of the fake Jordan 11 Cool Grey is way bigger than the retail pair. If you don't catch this difference on first glance, take a look at the shoe lace straps denoted by the red arrows numbered 1, 2 and 3. Strap 1 is much longer on the replica shoe than on the real one. Strap 2 and 3 are almost the same size on the fake, whereas 2 is longer than 3 on the retail pair.

Tongue Label

Denoted by the red outlines. The example above is showing a top-tier replica Jordan 11, so the embroidery is actually nearly comparable to the retails. However, one flaw we can point out is the thickness of the threads in the stitching. You can see that the fake is using thicker threads for their stitching compared to the retail. You can see this being most prominent in the bottom stitching where there it's stitched twice.

Soles

Carbon Fiber

Denoted by the red box. Notice the checkered pattern of white/black on the carbon fiber of the Jordan 11. Authentic Jordan 11s will have black squares with rounded corners. However, on the fake you can see that the black spots are too rounded on the corners, which doesn't resemble a "square" at all anymore. They are black circles

Footbed / Insole Stitching

Authentic Air Jordan 11s follow a pattern on the number of stitching used (the frequency of threads), so if the Air Jordan 11 seems like it has way too few or way too many white threads, then it is most likely a fake.

Reminder that we're not looking at how messy or how short/long each white thread is, but rather the total number of threads. This is important to clarify because no online guides or resources seem to know or even want to mention it and we believe it adds confusion for readers.

Footbed Coloring

Denoted by the yellow outline. Have a look at that difference in the color on the footbed of the authentic compared to the fake Jordan 11 Cool Grey. The fake uses a lighter grey, whereas the retail uses a dark grey.

Stitching Density

Denoted by the red box. The fake Jordan 11 has a much lower density of stitching throughout the entire footbed. The difference is most prominent on the heel area of the shoe. Within the red box, the real Jordan 11 has around ~25-30 threads give or take, whereas the fake one has ~15 threads.

Jumpman Logo

Check out the Jumpman logo on the side of the Air Jordan 11 Cool Gray.

Denoted by the red circle. The fake Jordan 11 Jumpman's arm is too skinny relative to the retail pair. Whereas, the authentic logo is much thicker and is using thicker threads.

The fake shoe is using thinner threads for the embroidered Jumpman compared to the original. You can tell due to the depth of the Jumpman. When you run your finger over the Jumpman, it should feel elevated and bumpy. However, on the fake you can tell that the logo is sunken into the sneaker itself because of thin threads. This will make the texture feel flat and smooth.