First off, one of the very interesting facts about the Nike Air Max III is the fact that it only got the name Nike “Air Max 90” after it was re-released in a retro campaign that Nike was doing around the year 2000. Nike Free Run 3 Before then it was simply known to everyone Nike Free 3.0 V3 Mens as the Nike Air Max III. Another interesting fact about the name of this sneaker is often referred to as the “Infrareds”. You would normally hear sneakerheads refer to them that way, but others would not know that you would be referring to the Nike Air Max III. Nike Free 3.0 V2 Womens The reason why this sneaker got the name “Infrareds” was due to the first colorway that they were released in. Around the Visible Air Unit there was a dazzling red “thermoplastic” covering…simply a thing of beauty!
Like most of the beautiful sneakers in the Nike catalogue, Nike Free 3.0 Flyknit Mens the Nike Air Max III was designed by Tinker Hatfield. He gave the sneaker a sleek look by using blends of various colors and shapes from the upper portion of the sneaker to the midsole. This sneaker was one of the first ones to feature the multi-lace port system, Nike Free 4.0 V2 which was one of the seven molded parts on the upper partition of the shoe. He also separated the midsole into front and back compartments, which allowed for material options and a range of performance.
Even though this was not the first in the Nike Air Max series, Nike Free 5.0 Flyknit it was the one that I can remember that had the most impact for most sneakerheads. Out of the all the Air Max this one is usually this first pair that they ever had. Amongst sneakerheads this sneaker is not really referred to as the Nike Air Max III or Nike Air Max 90, Nike Free 5.0+ 2 Womens most people will call them the “Infrareds”…and believe it or not most people that know their sneakers will know what you are talking about. Due to the fact that this sneaker came out during the era where a lot of sneakers were sporting very vibrant bold fluorescent colors it will remain a favorite amongst most of the collectors.
The Nike Air Max III/ Air Max 90 was one of the first sneakers to be Nike Air Max 2015 put on Nike’s retro re-release list and it has been a huge seller to this day coming in hundreds if not thousands of various colorways. This sneaker is the staple for the Nike Running product line, but like most sneakers that have been re-released, sneakerheads have been known to criticize the various modifications made to the sneaker.