But I’m excited that folks who never got a pair will presumably be able to get some for retail. I don’t know if I’ll buy a brand new pair of AM97s today to celebrate the 25-year rerelease my current pair are still in pristine condition, so there’s no real need other than to just say I have them and put them on ice until I dog out my current pair. I wear it often, and when I can’t think of any other shoes to wear, it’s easy to throw them on and keep it moving. That’s how much I love this particular shoe. I realize that last statement is blasphemous to the Air Jordan 1, but I’m just saying. If it were just a little more comfortable, like having some of that Nike React cushioning, it might be the greatest shoe of all time, bar none. It’s the kind of shoe that’s innovative and aesthetically pleasing. I don’t know if it’s everybody’s favorite shoe like it is mine - probably not - but if you’re into Nike’s Air Max line, then the Air Max 95s and the 97s (along with Air Max 1s and 90s) are pretty much must-haves at some point during one’s sneaker-collecting journey. But it’s also the kind of shoe that almost every sneakerhead that I know has owned at some point. Which I think speaks volumes about the shoe as a whole it’s 25 years later and, of course, Nike would rerelease it (they’ve done a few rereleases over the years the last release was in December 2016 when I got my current pair) because it’s such an iconic shoe. My 9 favorite sneaker collaborations that I own I don’t even remember my logic on why, but it just seemed like a shoe that was befitting of such an important trip. But I always come back to the “Silver Bullet” and the “Gold Bullet.” As a matter of fact, when I took a trip to Ghana in 2019 to celebrate my honeymoon, my wife returning home and the larger “ Year of Return” that was happening in Ghana, my “Gold Bullets” were the only shoes that I was convinced I was taking with me. Over the years, I’ve owned several pairs of AM97s, of varying colors. Before then, I was into shoes because I liked how they looked and that was all that mattered after, though, I was interested in the idea behind shoes and the story, which in 1997 was much harder to come by than it is in 2022. In fact, while I was always a fan of shoes and despite my lack of finances, I managed to have several pairs to choose from for daily living, even in high school, I think the AM97 is the shoe that made me a sneakerhead. I remember sitting on my dorm room bed and staring at the shoe, turning it around and around trying to understand what I was looking at. I wore them out of the store and smiled all the way back to my dorm room. I took my money and hopped on a train, headed to the mall and went to get a pair of AM97s, size 10. 2 favorite shoe, but that AM97 is miles ahead.Īdidas’ breakup with Ye drives lower earnings outlook For instance, 2020’s “Dia de Los Muertos” Air Max 90s are definitely in my top five and have become my go-to for everyday wear. I have several shoes that I can count as specific silhouettes and colorways that I love. Inspired by the metal-on-metal finish of mountain bikes (and the ripples from raindrops - droptops, RIP Takeoff - hitting a pond), designer Christian Tresser went to work on the Air Max 97 (AM97) and came up with the “Silver Bullet” silhouette, which for me, is both a GOAT-level silhouette and my absolute favorite shoe of all time. Some 25 years ago, Nike dropped a shoe that I think could be argued was a game changer. (Photo by Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)Įditor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. The Nike Air Max 97 are seen at Stashed, Thursday, Jan.
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