Nike Air Max 90 SE GS 'Multi-Color'

Colorway: Black · Style code: CK4068-001 · Release date: January 2020 · Price: $50 · Availability: Available now

More colorways: Nike Air Max 90 (IR1979-010) · Nike Air Max 90 (Indianapolis Colts) (IW1137-001) · Nike Air Max 90 (Chicago Bears) (IW1138-400) · Nike Air Max 90 (Houston Texans) (IW1135-100) · Nike Air Max 90 (Jacksonville Jaguars) (IW1139-100)

About the Nike Air Max 90 SE GS 'Multi-Color'

Nike files the colour as black, and the Multi-Color name comes from what is applied over it. The base keeps the shoe grounded while the accents, branding and trim carry the range of tones the designation refers to, an approach that lets a busy palette stay wearable. The special-edition tag covers those finishing details rather than any structural change. This is the standard grade-school build of the model: full lacing, layered side panels, a visible Air unit set into the heel behind its moulded window, and a waffle-pattern rubber outsole.

Nike released it in January 2020 at $110, which is close to adult pricing and reflects how little gets removed from youth versions of this silhouette. Multi-colour treatments turn up regularly in the youth range, where Nike is more willing to push saturation than it is on adult general releases. Setting them on black is the usual compromise, since the dark base absorbs the noise and keeps the panel structure legible.