![]() It’s no wonder the 97 has long been popular with the best-dressed streetwear stylists of Japan. ![]() Had Nike released colorways like this of the 97 stateside, it might not have taken 20 years for the silhouette to really get the love it deserves. This iteration of the 97 features a mesh upper with leather overlays and an elephant print mudguard with a green-tinted Air Max unit. Nike Air Max 97 Kashima Antlers, 2006 Flight ClubĪn early classic, 2006’s Kashima Antlers were released as part of Nike’s Sportswear pack in tribute to the Japanese football club, the Kashima Antlers. In celebration of one of Nike’s greatest silhouettes, we’re running through the greatest colorways of all time for the Air Max 97. The sneaker looked next level in 1997 and even now, in 2021, it still manages to look like the footwear of the future. But Tresser knocked it out of the park with a wavy futuristic design inspired by mountain landscapes - managing to evoke the sleek speed and look of a Japanese bullet train. Designing the Air Max 97 was no easy task, Tresser would be following up Tinker Hatfield’s revolutionary Air Max 95, which is still one of Nike’s most beloved silhouettes. Even Nike’s discontinued silhouettes remain hype-worthy, and that’s all thanks to Nike consistently calling on the talents of some of footwear’s most innovative designers.įor the Nike Air Max 97, that designer was Christian Tresser, who had the revolutionary Reebok Aztrek under his belt and would eventually go on to work with Kanye West on the Yeezy 700 VX. Because Nike has an astounding track record when it comes to designing sneakers that look and feel timeless. ![]() How does a shoe from 1997 manage to stay looking futuristic almost 25 years later?
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