Where to Buy the 2023 Nike Air Max 97 ‘Gold Bullet’
Nike Air Max 97 'Gold Bullet' (2017)
News of this release was first published on June 27, 2022.
Update January 18, 2023: While select retailers in the APAC region released the Air Max 97 ‘Gold Bullet’ on January 13, the rest of the world is set to drop their pairs on January 26. Find the stockists down below in the Where to Buy guide.
Update January 12, 2023: Find all the retailers that will be stocked with the Air Max 97 ‘Gold Bullet’ retro below! The drop date hasn’t been locked in just yet, as many retailers have shifted it from January 13 to January 26.
Update January 9, 2023: It’s been a while since news broke regarding the Nike Air Max 97 ‘Gold Bullet’ retro, but they’ve just surfaced on END., where raffles are open for a January 13 release. Expect them to arrive at other Nike retailers in coming days and weeks, too.
Update September 7, 2022: Official imagery has come through, providing the best look yet at the 2023 Nike Air Max 97 ‘Gold Bullet’! As mentioned, it’ll likely arrive in 2023, but an exact date is still yet to be locked in.
Update August 15, 2022: Early e-comm images have surfaced of the Nike Air Max 97 ‘Gold Bullet’ retro, which is currently slated to arrive in 2023 – a little belatedly after the model’s 25th anniversary this year. While they look like previous reissues, note that the external Air unit walls have also been shaded gold, and not just the innards.
Every year there are exciting sneaker anniversaries that need to be celebrated! In 2022 are celebrating multiple, from their own to the 25th! To celebrate the latter, we’ve received an influx of colourways, but what we’re really waiting for has been the and ‘Gold Bullet’.
The kicked into gear at the backend of 2021, stating that the iconic ‘Metallic Silver’ colourway was returning this year. It’s been eight months, and we’re still standing by for a release. We may have to wait a little longer as news has just come through via Complex that the ‘Gold Bullet’ could also return but not until… 2023!
Contrary to popular belief, the ‘Gold Bullet’ is not actually an OG AM97 colourway from 1997, but one that released a few years later in 1999. Since then, it’s been blessed with a retro in 2004 and 2010, then to celebrate the shoe’s 20th anniversary in 2017, with some drops occurring in early 2018. It exudes a similar vibe to its silver counterpart, with metallic uppers, red Swoosh, white midsole and translucent Air unit.
According to the source, the 2023 Nike Air Max 97 ‘Gold Bullet’ will return as part of the Spring/Summer lineup and will arrive in February or March. Stay locked for updates!
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