Nike Wmns Air Max 90 'Black'
Colorway: Black/Black-Black · Style code: 325213-057 · Price: $2482 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Nike Wmns Air Max 90 'Black Cool Grey' (325213-037) · Nike Wmns Air Max 90 'Triple Black' (325213-043) · Nike Wmns Air Max 90 'Black' (325213-047) · Nike Wmns Air Max 90 'Black Igloo' (325213-056) · Nike Wmns Air Max 90 'Plum Chalk' (325213-059)
Taking the white off the midsole is what separates this women's pair from the more common black-and-white version. With the foam, the rubber outsole and every upper panel rendered in the same shade, the shoe loses its usual horizon line and reads as one solid mass from a distance. Up close the build is still legible. Stacked panels run up the side, the heel holds a visible Air unit inside its moulded window, and the outsole keeps the waffle pattern. Those elements survive the blackout because they are shapes, not colours.
The listed price was $130, above the $110 that plainer general-release versions of the model usually carried, which reflects the material mix on the upper rather than any change to the construction. Tonal blackouts are a fixture of the Air Max 90 range and they serve a practical purpose as much as an aesthetic one: nothing on the shoe yellows visibly, creasing does not catch the eye, and it works with far more of a wardrobe than a three-colour pair does.