The Nike Air Max 1 ’86 Big Bubble ‘Light Silver’ is Here

There was no way that Nike would completely rework their Air Max 1 ’86 and only release a single colourway. Ever since their celebratory Air Max Day ‘Big Bubble’ dropped, leaks have been flying around the community about potential new iterations, a ‘Royal’ was hinted at, alongside a ‘Smokey Mauve’.

It was later revealed that Team Swoosh created four exclusive colourways limited to 1986 pairs, each as gifted to vendors of the Black Market Flea. There was no word on a wider release for any of these colour combos… until now! Air Max 1 ’86 ‘Light Silver’ official imagery has just surfaced.

This latest Big Bubble version comes correct in the usual mesh underlays and suede overlays combo, which apply OG-esque colour-blocking. The colourway mainly comprises the namesake hue, alongside ‘Anthracite’ and subtle hints of ‘Light Pumice’ and ‘Barely Volt’. This pair is similar to that given to the vendors but without the numbering system on the midsole. Rounding out this Air Max 1 is the enlarged Air unit, which was added for Air Max Day this year to better reflect the original.

While there’s no release date yet, official images are out, hinting that the Nike Air Max 1 ’86 ‘Light Silver’ will arrive soon.

We compared the Air Max 1 ’86 ‘Big Bubble’ (2023) to the Air Max 1 ’87 ‘Anniversary’ (2017), so you don’t have to! Read the feature here.