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Air Max 90
The Air Max 90 is Nike's 1990 Air Max runner, now an everyday lifestyle trainer with a visible Max Air heel unit and Waffle sole; the year shown is the original's launch, as Nike gives no month.
- Made for
- Everyday
- Weight
- –
- Heel height
- –
- Drop
- –
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specFit and feel
- Made for
- Everyday
- Midsole foam
- Foam midsole with a Max Air unit in the heel
- Upper
- Textile upper with leather and synthetic overlays; TPU accents; padded low-top collar
- Outsole
- Rubber Waffle outsole
Use
- Best for
- Everyday wear
Design
- Colourways
- Iron Grey/Dark Smoke Grey/Black/White, White/White/Wolf Grey/White, Black/Black/Black/Black and others
Pros and cons
Pros
- Visible Max Air unit in the heel
- Rubber Waffle outsole for traction and durability
- Stitched overlays and TPU details kept from the original design
Cons
- Made for everyday wear, not running
- Nike publishes no weight, stack or drop figures
Closest rivals
Model | Made for | Weight | Heel height | Drop | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday | – | – | – | 1989 | |
| Everyday | – | – | – | 1987 | |
| Everyday | – | – | – | 1985 |
Sources
- nike.com/gb/t/air-max-90-mens-shoe-exykZV6r/CN8490-002
- nike.com/gb/a/air-max-90-history
- api.nike.com/product_feed/threads/v2
Photo: static.nike.com
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 outsole: Nike official product/history image — https://static.nike.com/a/images/t_default/u_9ddf04c7-2a9a-4d76-add1-d15af8f0263d,c_scale,fl_relative,w_1.0,h_1.0,fl_layer_apply/njrzuhkcnrtmxrh7qrqr/air-max-90-mens-shoe-exykZV6r.png
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 medial side: Nike official product/history image — https://static.nike.com/a/images/t_default/u_9ddf04c7-2a9a-4d76-add1-d15af8f0263d,c_scale,fl_relative,w_1.0,h_1.0,fl_layer_apply/ma6tfbsbasqhmsjo9zyx/air-max-90-mens-shoe-exykZV6r.png
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 pair, top view: Nike official product/history image — https://static.nike.com/a/images/t_default/u_9ddf04c7-2a9a-4d76-add1-d15af8f0263d,c_scale,fl_relative,w_1.0,h_1.0,fl_layer_apply/kueezdeizhfbannsmfax/air-max-90-mens-shoe-exykZV6r.png
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 pair, angled front: Nike official product/history image — https://static.nike.com/a/images/t_default/u_9ddf04c7-2a9a-4d76-add1-d15af8f0263d,c_scale,fl_relative,w_1.0,h_1.0,fl_layer_apply/p8ogs1205rwdndmojy3x/air-max-90-mens-shoe-exykZV6r.png
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 pair, rear view: Nike official product/history image — https://static.nike.com/a/images/t_default/u_9ddf04c7-2a9a-4d76-add1-d15af8f0263d,c_scale,fl_relative,w_1.0,h_1.0,fl_layer_apply/07032987-6d3d-4f86-af48-0f43a7348772/air-max-90-mens-shoe-exykZV6r.png
- Nike Model wearing Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 seated, portrait photograph: Nike official product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and framing preserved.
- Nike Model wearing Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 seated, wide photograph: Nike official product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and framing preserved.
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 worn, front detail portrait: Nike official product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and framing preserved.
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 worn, front detail landscape: Nike official product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and framing preserved.
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 worn, rear detail portrait: Nike official product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and framing preserved.
- Nike Iron Grey and black Air Max 90 worn, rear detail landscape: Nike official product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and framing preserved.
- Nike Original Infrared Air Max 90 pair with outsole, Nike DNA archive photograph: Nike official product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and framing preserved.
- Nike Air Max 90 HUF Hufquake 2007 edition, blue and white cracked-earth finish, Nike DNA archive photograph: Nike official product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and framing preserved.
