Watch: Tinker Designs “Air Max Day” Celebration

March 26 is Air Max Day, Nike’s now-annual anniversary celebration of the original launch of the Air Max 1, a shoe that birthed a new era of footwear. nike free run This year, the Swoosh is truly celebrating in style, as legendary designer Tinker Hatfield — the architect of that original Air Max runner — has created a new design for the occasion: the Nike Air Max Zero.

Blending timeless design sensibilities with new technology, nike free run nz the Zero opts for a bootie-style upper for sock-like fit, while the overall mesh build and no-sew Hyperfuse paneling further conflate past and present.

The insoles, meanwhile, proudly boast the shoe’s pedigree, as Tinker’s signature adorns one insole, alongside “3/26,” Air Max Day, while the other matches that handwritten scrawl with the word “ZERO.”