Air Max 90 Premium ‘Obsidian’

Throughout its 30th anniversary celebration, we’ve seen the Air Max 90 run through a wide variety of finishes, from Earth-friendly options to conceptual designs like the recently-released “Archetype”. The next release is not as imaginative as the aforementioned, but it does bring in new materials alongside subtle contrast blocking to deliver something a little different for the silhouette.
Here, faded navy canvas uppers are matched by slightly brighter, more saturated suede overlays at the toe and midfoot, before visiting much darker obsidian along the mudguard. That hue is mimicked at the rubber — the rear overlays and lateral brand panels — as well as the tongue’s leather lining. Eyelets arrive in a steel grey before striking whites are introduced at the midsole, Swoosh, laces, and rear Nike Air branding. Outsoles arrive in a light grey and black, the former rising up to encase the Air cassette in the rear, and the pair is completed by a special embroidered Air Max logo at the tongue.