Nike Air Max 97

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Achieve electric style without sacrificing comfort with the Nike Air Max 97. The full-length Max Air unit provides comfortable cushioning, while the innovative lacing system offers a customized fit.

Benefits

• Synthetic, leather and textile upper gives comfortable support.
• Full-length Max Air unit provides maximum cushioning.
• Innovative lacing system gives a customized fit.
• Solid rubber in a modified waffle outsole delivers excellent traction and durability.
• Low-cut collar provides comfort around the ankle.
• Animal-print accents give bold style.

Air Max 97 Origins

Nike's revolutionary Air-Sole unit made its way into Nike footwear in 1978. In 1987, the Nike Air Max 1 debuted with visible air in its heel, allowing fans more than just the feel of Air-Sole comfort—suddenly they could see it. Two years after the Nike Air Max 95 brought visible air to the forefoot, the Nike Air Max 97 arrived with the very first full-length unit. The shoe made a huge splash in the running world, as anticipated by its ripple-effect design lines. It's still making waves over two decades later.