Nike Air Max 97 QS 'Royal Foamposite'
Colorway: Game Royal/White-Black · Style code: CI5011-400 · Release date: May 17, 2019 · Price: $145 · Availability: Available now
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The Air Max 97 QS 'Royal Foamposite' borrows its palette from the Air Foamposite One 'Royal,' dressing the running shoe in game royal blue with white and black trim. Both silhouettes launched in 1997, so the pairing reads as a crossover between two Nike models from the same year rather than a standard 97 colourway. Nike released it May 17, 2019 at $180 under the QS label, reserved for limited-quantity runs sent to a narrow set of accounts.
Underneath the royal blue upper, the shoe keeps the model's hidden lacing and a visible Air unit running the length of the sole, the same construction found on every general-release Air Max 97. The QS tag sets this pair apart mainly in how it was distributed rather than how it is built, making the Foamposite palette the real point of difference on the shelf.