The Air Max 97 'Teal' is the highest-contrast and most colour-saturated entry in the AM97 lineup — a white, teal, and black colourway that uses the AM97's three-band horizontal wave-stripe construction to deliver a clean three-colour graphic: white perforated leather upper, a vivid teal/aqua mid-stripe running the full length of the lateral and medial sides, and a black lower stripe anchoring the shoe to the black midsole edge and outsole. The teal stripe is the defining colour element of the shoe — a saturated blue-green tone that reads as a bold graphic interruption against the white perforated leather base, visible from every angle. The teal colourway is reinforced at three additional points: the teal Swoosh embroidery on the tongue badge, the teal mini Swoosh on the lateral midfoot, and most distinctively, the teal-tinted AM97 Air unit at the heel — a teal/aqua semi-transparent Air cushioning unit that is visible from the rear and lateral views through the white midsole, creating a colour-matched Air unit that directly echoes the upper stripe colour. The black ankle collar and black midsole edge complete the three-colour system, framing the white upper and teal stripe with a clean black border.

The upper is built on a white perforated leather base: the toe box and lateral and medial main overlay panels are white perforated leather with a dense small-circle perforation pattern. The quarter panel upper layer is white fine ripstop mesh with a tight square-grid texture. Three AM97 horizontal wave stripe bands run across the full lateral and medial upper: the upper stripe is white leather; the middle stripe is teal/aqua — a vivid, saturated blue-green; the lower stripe is black — separated by white leather divider strips. The teal mid-stripe runs continuously from the toe through to the heel on both the lateral and medial sides. A teal Swoosh embroidery is on the tongue's circular white leather badge. A teal mini Swoosh is on the lateral midfoot panel. The tongue is white with a circular white leather badge carrying a teal Swoosh embroidery. The ankle collar is black textile with a teal lining visible at the collar interior. The heel counter is white leather. The full-length midsole is white, with a teal/aqua tinted semi-transparent AM97 Air cushioning unit at the heel — the teal Air unit is prominently visible from the rear and lateral views, colour-matched to the upper teal stripe. The midsole bottom edge and forefoot outsole wrap are black. The full black AM97 outsole features the classic square-block traction pattern. White flat laces with black metal aglets complete the look.

• White perforated leather toe box and main overlay panels — dense small-circle perforation pattern
• White fine ripstop mesh at quarter panel upper layer — tight square-grid texture
• Three-colour AM97 wave stripe bands: white leather (upper) / teal/aqua (middle) / black (lower) — high-contrast three-colour graphic running full lateral and medial upper
• White leather divider strips between stripe bands
• Teal Swoosh embroidery on circular white leather tongue badge
• Teal mini Swoosh on lateral midfoot panel
• White tongue with circular white leather badge
• Black textile ankle collar with teal lining
• White leather heel counter
• White full-length midsole with teal/aqua tinted semi-transparent AM97 Air cushioning unit at heel — colour-matched to upper teal stripe
• Black midsole bottom edge and forefoot outsole wrap
• Full black AM97 outsole with square-block traction pattern
• White flat laces with black metal aglets
• Colorway: White / Teal / Black