Nike‘s 30th anniversary celebrations for the Air Max 95 are continuing to pour out new sneakers, as a super collaboration has been revealed coming out of South Korea.
The Worksout x Nike Air Max 95 is slated to release in May with only 3,000 pairs made available to the public. A pared down olive green upper gets rid of the Air Max 95’s signature wavy striping and instead sees a couple of wavy lines surround a large Swoosh with a net interior. The transformation continues with a new cord lacing system, and Workout’s name takes over the ovular tongue branding. “Become indispensable” is printed in Korean Hangul on the insole, and the heel takes on a mud-like texture to reinforce the sneaker’s rugged look along with a black sole unit.
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Worksout, an influential Korean boutique, has five cofounders who met in 1999. Their high school uniforms inform the Air Max 95, and prior to founding their boutique they operated the webstore Southfoot. The insole phrase comes from the cofounders’ guest vice principal at Seoul High School.
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As one of Nike’s most iconic sneakers, the Air Max 95 has been subject to a prolific string of releases for the shoe’s 30th anniversary. The headliner was the return of the original “Neon” colorway in Big Bubble form with a reported production run of just 10,000 pairs. Several other colorways have or will release with the Big Bubble, which is closer to the model’s original proportions, and high-profile collaborations have included Corteiz’s long-awaited “Honey Black” Air Max 95.
MoMa also got the exclusive release for the Air Max 95 “Reverse Neon,” a colorway for the sneaker that originates from designer Sergio Lozano’s sketches. Later this year will come a “Yu-Gi-Oh” collaboration invoking a ’90s manga issue centered upon an Air Max 95 duplicate.
The Worksout x Nike Air Max 95 will reportedly release in May, with availability in the U.S. limited to the Snkrs app. Pricing has not yet been confirmed, but the Air Max 95 typically costs $180.
