Cheung Ka Long x Nike Air Max 97 'Don't Lose Your Way'
Colorway: Tan · Style code: FB8970-372 · Release date: October 17, 2022 · Price: $220 · Availability: Available now
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Cheung Ka Long lends his name to this Air Max 97 collaboration, titled 'Don't Lose Your Way' and released October 17, 2022. Leather covers the entire upper in a single Tan shade, running across the wavy overlay panels, eyestay and heel without the contrasting accent colors typical of most Air Max 97 releases. The tonal treatment keeps the ripple pattern the model is built around visible mainly through stitching and panel seams rather than a color break.
No retail price is listed for this release, and the tan colorway sits apart from the brighter, multi-panel color splits Nike typically uses on general release Air Max 97 pairs. Leather takes the place of mesh across the whole shoe, giving the tonal design a firmer, more structured feel than the model's lighter mesh builds carry. The collaboration changes the surface treatment and material rather than the underlying Air Max 97 shape.