The winner of a fan-voted design competition held on Air Max Day 2017, this cheery, corduroy-covered sneaker imaginatively combined two iconic silhouettes—the Air Max 97’s uppers with the Air Max 1’s sole—and instantly turned its designer, Sean Wotherspoon, into a sneaker-world star. Six years on from its initial drop, the Wotherspoon 1/97 remains one of the most coveted kicks on the planet.
5. Nike x Atmos Air Max 1 ‘Elephant’
First released in 2007 as part of an ongoing collaboration between Nike and beloved Japanese retailer Atmos, this elephant-print-happy Air Max 1 was conceived as an homage to the original Air Jordan 3. A decade later, on Air Max Day 2016, fans showed their affection for the legendary colorway by crowning it the champion of Nike’s Vote Back contest, which saw it return for a massively hyped 2017 drop.
4. Nike x DQM Air Max 90 ‘Bacon’
