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The 16.5 is a hybrid of the XVI and XVII, although it looks like the XVII has the stronger influence (to repurpose the scale, I’d call it a 16.7) since it led the direction of the upper, the most identifiable part of the shoe. The XVII is most visible in the double row of lace eyelits, reduced from 8 to 6 on a side. The mid-sole and patent toe-box draft off of the XVI’s design, and this first colorway matches up with the original release of the XVI. An interesting new touch is “Jordan” in braille on the mid-sole heel, and the fact that "Jordan" on the mid-sole is legible both right-side up and upside-down.