The top of these shoes is made from a leather canvas, sweat-waffled internal lining, and iconic visible Air cushioning. Nike has taken it to another level with this new design for their Air Max 97. Limited iterations of the Air Max 97 usually have a $5-$10 USD higher price tag.Live fast, be bold, zoom by on the fly. Pricing for the sneaker arrives at $170 USD (adults) and $155 USD (big kids). As the model approaches its 25th anniversary, it's likely Nike will bring attention to the 1997-design via collaborations, special editions and general releases. (The most latter included Tresser's design in its “ The Ten” collection from 2017.) Yet, the pair has enjoyed a quieter retro cycle than its Air Max 90 counterpart.
Throughout the last 24 years, the Swoosh has tapped the likes of Undefeated, Skepta and Off-White for collaborations. For the shoe's 10th anniversary, Nike retroed the sneaker across Italy and in NikeTown locales with notable Italian foot traffic the AM 97's 20th anniversary in 2017 saw the global return of the “Silver Bullet” pair.
Because of its inaugural look, the pair garnered a “Le Silver” moniker that rumbled throughout Rome and Naples before spreading to smaller towns in the European nation. The Swoosh tasked Tresser with creating the next chapter in its revolutionary running series, but it never fathomed that the outcome would symbolize rebellion to youth in Italy. A stark contrast to the well-established, traditional visual language promoted and perpetuated by fashion destinations like Milan, the Air Max 97 was adopted by DJ and other creative subcultures as a lifestyle sneaker. Nike's quick turnaround with following Air Max propositions also stole some spotlight from Tresser's design, but the pair enjoyed immense admiration in Italy early on in its lifecycle. Early sketches have depicted the pair with tooling reminiscent of what landed on the Air Max Uptempo '97: a pod-like sole unit would deliver stability that had been difficult to achieve with an exposed Airbag.Īlthough the silhouette was better-received than its direct predecessor, it's popularity paled in comparison to the Air Max 95 designed by Sergio Lozano two years earlier. The company's modern-day ventures have landed on silhouettes like the Air Max 720, which up the fully-exposed cushioning ante, but Tresser's efforts had few-to-no predecessors to consult. Throughout the '90s, most equipment and accessories for the sport were clad in titanium and silver colors, which paired well with the Air Max 97's wavy upper.ĭespite featuring a top-half that visually deviated from other running sneakers in Nike's catalog, the shoe's most defining detail was the full-length visible Airbag underfoot. Furthermore, the sneaker's original “Metallic Silver” colorway took after one of the designer's life-long interests: mountain biking.
And while partially true, the Air Max 96's successor drew cues from the ripples Tresser witnessed in ponds. As its name suggests, the silhouette debuted in 1997.ĭesigned by Christian Tresser, the low-top model has historically been marketed as inspired by Japan's bullet trains. The Nike Air Max 97 is a running sneaker from North American sportswear behemoth, NIKE, Inc.
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