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The Swimming Pool ditches the protective flame-like cage overlay for a stripped down vibe that focuses on a truly unique water-pattern in a hypnotizing shade of aqua. A white gradient eventually leads to a basic white midsole and outsole combination which strips the visible air of its well, visibility, and instead clouds the windows up with a matte white finish to match.

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen a new colorway of the . The silhouette has always been popular overseas where’s it goes by a different name – the Nike Air Tuned 1 – but Nike Sportswear is still tinkering with new materials to this day. We’ve seen a “Satin Pack” and an overall decline in the traditional gradients that made this retro running model such a must-have in its early days, and today a new Nike Air Max Plus Swimming Pool showcases more experimentation in the colorway department.

The ’s protective flame-like cage overlay is completely absent in this offering. Transparent tape-like textures instead hint at the pattern so most of your focus can stay on the crystal blue and white upper that harkens back to days of summer. The hypnotizing teal shade is contrasted by the ‘TN Air’ logo on the heel while the visible air isn’t so visible anymore. Instead, the midsole and outsole unit gets covered completely in white which extends to the mudguard in a slight gradient. ‘Nike Air’ stitching hits the tongue in a matching shade. What do you think of this unique Nike Air Max Plus Swimming Pool colorway?

The goes predatory for a special “La Requin” pack this fall. For those that are proficient in French, ‘la requin’ translates to the shark, a nickname given to the original blue colorway of the Air Max Plus in France due to its similar look to the fiercest hunters of the sea. With this concept, NikeLab has created two similar looks for the Air Max Plus featuring two shades of aqua blue to mimic the look of sunlit water reflecting off a shark’s skin, each with white gradient fades to the sole to represent the white of the marine beast’s belly.

The has always been a running silhouette that’s been popular with the European market and it just started to catch on stateside within the past couple of years. Nike Sportswear has been revamping the head-turning design with a number of new material upgrades – think the Nike Air Max Plus “Satin Pack” – for example, a collection that flipped the traditional gradient mesh on its head for a more lifestyle-ready aesthetic. Now we have some more good news – the Nike Air Max Plus “Swimming Pool” will be releasing in more aquatic colorways next week.