Nike Air Max 1/97 ‘Sean Wotherspoon’ (Signed Box)

Released in 2018 after Nike’s “Vote Forward” design contest, the Air Max 1/97 by Sean Wotherspoon has become a defining artifact of contemporary sneaker culture—an uncompromising fusion of the Air Max 97’s rippled upper with the Air Max 1’s classic sole unit. Wotherspoon’s language is unmistakable: a 1990s-informed palette rendered in multicolor corduroy, tactile and highly expressive, paired with interchangeable Velcro tongue patches that underscore the project’s collectible, archival intent. The infrared Air unit and hybrid tooling place the shoe at the intersection of performance heritage and modern design authorship.

For collectors, this silhouette is widely regarded as Wotherspoon’s pivotal Nike debut and one of the most important Air Max collaborations of its era, with sustained secondary-market attention driven by its cultural visibility, limited distribution, and enduring wearability. This example elevates the narrative further through provenance: it is accompanied by a box personally autographed by Sean Wotherspoon during a Vespa event in Milan, adding a direct, documentable link to the designer and strengthening its museum-grade appeal for long-term collecting and investment-focused acquisition.