The Air Max 97 'Ghost' is a soft, tonal execution of the AM97's signature horizontal wave-stripe construction — a sail, white, and ghost blue colourway that pairs a sail perforated leather upper with matte ghost blue/light blue wave stripes and a large ghost blue suede lateral Swoosh panel, creating a clean, understated palette that contrasts directly with the high-contrast metallic and reflective AM97 colourways. Where the 'Black Metallic Silver' colourway uses three metallic silver reflective stripe bands for maximum visual impact, the 'Ghost' colourway uses the same three-stripe wave construction in a matte ghost blue — a pale, desaturated blue-grey tone that reads as almost neutral against the sail leather base, giving the shoe a soft, tonal character. The large ghost blue suede lateral Swoosh panel at the midfoot is the shoe's most distinctive material detail: a large-format suede panel in the Swoosh silhouette shape, covering the full lateral midfoot zone, providing a strong textural contrast against the perforated leather overlays. The full-length transparent Air unit at the heel is the shoe's most technically distinctive feature, visible from the rear and lateral views through the white midsole.

The upper is built on a sail/off-white perforated leather base: the toe box and lateral and medial main overlay panels are sail perforated leather with a dense small-circle perforation pattern across the full surface. The quarter panel inner layer is white fine mesh. Three parallel ghost blue/light blue matte wave stripe bands run horizontally across the full lateral and medial upper — the AM97's signature wave-stripe construction — separated by sail leather divider strips. The stripes are matte ghost blue, not metallic or reflective, with a soft suede-like surface texture. A large ghost blue suede panel in the Swoosh silhouette shape covers the full lateral midfoot zone — a large-format panel, not a standard mini Swoosh logo, providing a strong textural and colour contrast against the sail perforated leather. A black mini Swoosh logo is mounted on the lateral toe box, printed directly on the sail perforated leather. The tongue is white with a ghost blue/light blue woven ribbon pull tab carrying black 'air max' text. The heel carries ghost blue woven ribbon pull tabs on both the lateral and medial sides, with black 'air max' text. The heel counter is sail leather with a black textile ankle collar lining. The full-length midsole is white, with a large-volume full-length transparent AM97 Air cushioning unit at the heel — the clear Air unit spans the full heel width and is prominently visible from the rear and lateral views. The full black AM97 outsole features the classic square-block traction pattern. White flat laces complete the look.

• Sail/off-white perforated leather toe box and main overlay panels — dense small-circle perforation pattern across full surface
• White fine mesh at quarter panel inner layer
• Three parallel ghost blue/light blue matte wave stripe bands running full lateral and medial upper — AM97 signature wave-stripe construction, matte finish (not metallic or reflective)
• Sail leather divider strips between stripe bands
• Large ghost blue suede Swoosh-silhouette panel covering full lateral midfoot zone — large-format panel, not a standard mini Swoosh logo
• Black mini Swoosh logo on lateral toe box
• White tongue with ghost blue woven ribbon pull tab — black 'air max' text
• Ghost blue woven ribbon heel pull tabs on lateral and medial sides — black 'air max' text
• Sail leather heel counter with black textile ankle collar lining
• White full-length midsole with large-volume full-length transparent AM97 Air cushioning unit at heel
• Full black AM97 outsole with square-block traction pattern
• White flat laces
• Colorway: Sail / White / Ghost Blue / Black