Nike Wmns Air Max 97 Futura 'Phantom'
Colorway: Phantom/Photon Dust/Pale Ivory/Guava Ice · Style code: FB4496-001 · Release date: June 16, 2023 · Price: $176 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Nike Wmns Air Max 97 Futura 'Triple Black' (FB4496-002) · Nike Wmns Air Max 97 Futura 'Platinum Violet' (FB4496-003) · Nike Wmns Air Max 97 Futura 'Plum Eclipse' (FB4496-200) · Nike Wmns Air Max 97 Futura 'Cacao Wow' (FB4496-201) · Nike Wmns Air Max 97 Futura 'Oil Green' (FB4496-300)
The Air Max 97 Futura reworks the 1997 running silhouette in suede rather than the original's mixed leather panels, layering phantom grey through photon dust, pale ivory and guava ice. The wavy overlays and hidden lacing loops that define the model stay in place, now rendered in a soft, tonal palette instead of metallic silver. A full-length Air unit still runs the length of the sole beneath the suede build.
Nike's Air Max 97 launched in 1997 as a running shoe, and this Futura take is built to women's sizing. It released June 16, 2023, retailing at $180, thirty dollars above the model's original 1997 launch price. The neutral, cream-heavy colour story sets it apart from the brighter general releases the silhouette is known for, leaning on texture and tone rather than contrast.