It’s taken some trial and error for Nike’s Air Max 1 sneaker to earn its place as one of the most influential and identifiable sneaker silhouettes in the brand’s history. Functionality issues caused Nike to pare down the size of the AM1’s original Air bubble, but a reissue will soon bring back the sneaker in its true form.
DJ Sneakerhead, host of the SNKRS Live’s on Nike’s SNKRS app, recently sat down with Nike Air Max product line manager Jamie Paige and footwear designer Jon Kosenick to discuss an upcoming rerelease of that 1986 model. They said it took three years of working on the Air Max 1’s original proportions to ensure it would hold up, and those efforts will satisfy the Air Max purists in 2023.
