From some of the most collectible Air Max styles of all time, we take a look at some of our favourite Halloween themed “Visible Air” sneakers from the last 10 years.
Spooky season is official here, which to be honest seems to be getting a lot earlier here in the UK as it use to. This year it seems we’ve gone all out for Halloween, USA style, which really isn’t a bad thing. So if you’ve recently been inspired by spooky season from a recent trip down the middle aisle of your local Lidl, you’ll love this latest feature. As a new Halloween, or Samhain as the Ancient Celts called it, dawns we thought we’d evoke the spirits of the swoosh from the past, & the present, to explore some of our favourite Halloween themed Air Max & spooky swoosh sneakers from the last 10 years. If Mikey Myers did ever look to up his Air Max game, it might look something a bit like this and if you’re looking to dress up this Halloween but can’t ditch your beloved Air Max then this ones definitely for you.
Nike Air Max 95 ‘Freddy Krueger’ | Release Date 30/10/2020
Dropping in a world of global lockdowns the Nike Air Max 95 ‘Freddy Krueger’ trainer gave Air Max fans something to shout about. Perhaps a lot less “gimmicky” than some previous Halloween sneakers, the Nightmare on Elm Street themed Air Max 95 featured dark brown & blood red hues inspired by the Springwood Slasher’s iconic outfit. Blood splatters also featured across the heel with a tartan print to the tongue & even blood red Air bubbles to the sole unit to finish things off.
Nike Air Max 97 ‘Slime’ | Release Date 28/10/2020
Another Halloween themed Air Max from 2020 was the Nike Air Max 97 ‘Slime’ trainer which featured 3M reflective detailing & slime graphics for a spooky spin on the bullet train inspired silhouette. A colourway combination of black, flash crimson & court purple gave the streamlined Air Max a never seen before look with dripping slime graphics above the mini swooshes and a translucent, glow in the dark outsole for the ultimate scary sneaker style.
Nike Air Max 90 Ice ‘Halloween’ | Release Date 30/10/2014
Dropping back in 2014, where did time go?, the Nike Air Max 90 Ice ‘Halloween’ colourway featured Autumnal hues across the original early 90s “visible air” silhouette. A translucent blue midsole followed in line with Nike’s ‘Ice’ range with a black suede mudguard and cracked leather to the toe box for a slightly worn look. The Ice silhouette might be 10 years old, but them Halloween orange hues are still popping and you can still grab this one “box fresh”.
Nike Air Max 95 Halloween | Release Date 30/10/2014
2014 saw another Halloween themed Swoosh style with the launch of the Nike Air Max 95 Halloween trainer. Opting for subtler tones of beige and grey to the anatomy inspired uppers with slime green lace holders and a glow in the dark Air Max unit also in slime green. A bloodshot eye graphic to the tongue added even more scare to silhouette complete with mini red swooshes in classic mid 90s style.
Nike Air Max 98 Halloween | Release Date 15/09/2019
It might be 6 years since the Air Max 98 was re-released as part of its 20th anniversary but that’s not to say it’s still a good looking Air Max trainer. The lesser known Air Max, with a chunkier fit than its predecessor the Air Max 97, the Air Max 98 also got the spooky swoosh treatment in 2019. This particular Halloween release went all out with spooky graveyard inspired graphics to the mudguard with luminous green laces, piping & swooshes. The main talking point was arguably the flying bats which featured next to the swooshes on the sidewalls for the ultimate “blood sucking” scare factor.
Nike Air Max 90 Halloween ‘Spider’ | Release Date 17/10/2020
The Nike Air Max 90 Halloween ‘Spider’ from 2020 had a certain glow about it..literally with its glow in the dark spider webs on the toe box, ankle box and heel. The glow in the dark feature also followed on to the sole unit and Air Max window for a completely unique looking Air Max 90. Featuring a combination of leather, suede and textile mesh uppers, this version is sure to get people talking on the Halloween dancefloors with its black leather mudguard, grey side swooshes & hints of volt on the iconic Air Max branding to the sidewalls and tongue.
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