Nike Air Max 97 – White / Midnight Navy / University Gold

Nike Air Max 97 – White / Midnight Navy / University Gold: Classic Colours, Iconic Silhouette

Clean. Sharp. Instantly recognisable. The Nike Air Max 97 “White / Midnight Navy / University Gold” is one of the most universally beloved and classically proportioned colourways in the Air Max 97’s entire history — a crisp white dominant upper anchored by deep Midnight Navy wave stripe panelling and energised by a single vivid University Gold accent stripe that runs the length of the lateral side like a gold seam through the bullet-train silhouette. A colourway that references the greatest sport colour tradition in American collegiate history. A colourway that never goes out of style.

Key Features

• White Leather & Mesh Dominant Upper – Clean, bright white leather and mesh panels cover the majority of the Air Max 97’s upper in a crisp, sport-ready base that allows each of the colourway’s accent colours to deliver their maximum visual impact — a pristine white canvas that gives the Midnight Navy and University Gold wave stripe construction the clearest and most high-contrast backdrop possible, making every detail of the bullet-train silhouette read with extraordinary clarity and precision
• Midnight Navy Wave Stripe Panelling & Collar – Deep, rich Midnight Navy leather panels form the Air Max 97’s lower wave stripe construction and wrap the entire ankle collar in the colourway’s darkest and most grounding tone — a saturated sport navy that anchors the clean white upper with the kind of authoritative, collegiate-inspired dark base that has made navy-and-white one of the most enduring and universally flattering colour combinations in the history of athletic footwear
• University Gold Single Accent Wave Stripe – A single, vivid University Gold leather wave stripe runs the full length of the lateral midfoot — the colourway’s most immediately striking and conversation-starting detail, a bold gold seam that bisects the white-and-navy colour block with the warm, saturated energy of the most celebrated accent colour in American collegiate sport, giving the Air Max 97’s wave stripe construction its most classically beautiful and sport-heritage-rich single-stripe execution
• University Gold Swoosh on Navy Tongue Badge – A vivid University Gold Nike Swoosh is set within a circular Midnight Navy tongue badge — a premium, medallion-style branding detail that delivers the brand’s identity in the colourway’s most eye-catching colour pairing, the gold Swoosh on navy circle referencing the most classic sport badge construction while ensuring the tongue becomes its own standalone design element worthy of the colourway’s collegiate heritage
• “air max” Heel Tab with Gold Typography on Navy – Vertical “air max” text printed in University Gold on a Midnight Navy rear heel tab delivers the Air Max 97’s heritage branding at the shoe’s most visible rear surface — a classic text-on-dark-background treatment that reads with maximum clarity and gold-on-navy elegance from any following angle, grounding the shoe’s colourway story with its most refined and deliberately collegiate typographic detail
• White Full-Length Air Max Unit & White Outsole – A clean white full-length visible Air Max cushioning unit completes the shoe’s sport-white sole construction, with a matching white rubber outsole featuring the Air Max 97’s herringbone-inspired multi-directional traction pattern delivering reliable grip on pavement, concrete, and everyday urban surfaces — a fully unified white sole unit that keeps all visual attention on the upper’s white, navy, and gold colour story

White. Navy. Gold. Three colours that have defined greatness for over a century. The Nike Air Max 97 White / Midnight Navy / University Gold is for those who understand that the greatest colourways don’t need to be complex — they just need to be right. Own the white. Own the navy. Own the gold. Own the 97.