Nike Air Max 97 'Silver Bullet' 2013
Colorway: mtllc slvr/vrsty rd-blk-white · Style code: 312641-069 · Release date: January 3, 2013 · Price: $478 · Availability: Available now
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Christian Tresser's original Air Max 97 colorway returned in this January 3, 2013 release of the 'Silver Bullet,' priced at $155. The metallic silver upper reprises the shoe's 1997 debut look, with varsity red, black and white filling out the rest of the palette. This predates the wider 20th anniversary return of the same colorway that Nike ran globally in 2017, making it an earlier standalone reissue of the original make-up.
Shiny paneling covers the shoe's wavy overlay lines, catching light across the mid-upper in a way the original textile builds could not. A touch of red marks the micro-Swoosh hits and the heel branding against the silver base, while a full-length visible Air unit sits above a black outsole. The overall effect keeps close to the shoe's first appearance, offering an early 2010s point of reference before the colorway's wider 20th anniversary return four years later.