Nike Wmns Air Max 97 'Cow Print'
Colorway: Sail/Chrome/Black · Style code: FN7173-133 · Release date: July 7, 2023 · Price: $113 · Availability: Available now
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A sail base carries an irregular black spot pattern across the suede upper, echoing a cowhide print, while chrome trims the eyestay and heel tab and black grounds the outsole. The wavy side overlays and concealed lacing system stay part of the shape, just cut from suede instead of the model's usual mesh or leather, a material swap that changes the shoe's texture without altering its shape. Chrome eyelets pick up light differently against the matte suede than they do against the smoother leather and mesh builds elsewhere in the line.
Nike released this Wmns pairing July 7, 2023 at $185, on a white midsole with the model's visible Air unit, which runs the length of the sole, above a waffle-traction outsole. The print is applied only to the suede panels; the silhouette, lacing and sole construction all match the standard Air Max 97 build.