The Nike Air Max 97 Off-White is Virgil Abloh's deconstructed take on the 97, part of The Ten, the 2017 collection that changed what a sneaker collaboration could be. Buy it if you want one of the original ten pairs rather than a later release working from the same playbook.
The upper keeps the 97's wavy layered paneling and full-length visible Air unit, then adds Abloh's language on top: exposed foam at the collar, the oversized Swoosh stitched over the panel, quotation-marked text, the orange tag at the heel, and the zip tie. It functions as an archive piece more than a daily runner.
Best for serious collectors of Abloh's Nike work, and for Air Max buyers who want the most consequential 97 ever made. Air Max 97s fit true to size with a snug midfoot.
Every pair from Common Hype is 100% authenticity guaranteed and inspected in house before it ships, which matters more on a pair at this price than anything else we carry. This is a single pair in size 11, and it ships same or next business day from our Tempe, Arizona warehouse, not from a third-party seller network.