As this year’s Air Max Day approaches, Nike is adding some new heavy-hitting colorways to its already impressive AM lineup. Now, the AM1 has appeared in a versatile colorway that’s sure to please any sneakerhead: an “Orca”-style combo of black and white. The upper’s mesh, leather and suede overlays sport the stealthy black color while contrasting white dresses the Swoosh insignias on both the lateral and medial sides along with the Nike Air branding found on the heel and tongue tab.
Take a closer look below, and you can find sizes of this Air Max 1 available directly on nike.com. The retail price tag is set at $110 USD.
Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and initially operated as a distributor for the Japanese shoemaker Onitsuka Tiger (now known as Asics). It officially became Nike Inc. in 1971.The Nike swoosh was designed by Portland State University student Carolyn Davidson，The slogan “Just Do It” was inspired by serial killer Gary Gilmore, who said “let’s do it” just before he was executed by a firing squad in 1977.
