Nike Air Max fans will see a high-profile reissue and a playful collaboration timed around Air Max Day, as the brand stages several releases and events. The Air Max 90 "Infrared" returns in adult sizes at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 26, priced at $150 on the Nike SNKRS app and at select retailers, as reported by Sports Illustrated's Kicks On SI. That iteration uses a reflective white leather upper in place of mesh, cement grey suede on the quarter panels, black leather wrapping the shoe and signature Infrared accents, with "Nike Air" branding on the tongues, heels and insoles.
Sports Illustrated noted the reissue does not include special packaging or extra laces, and that shoppers who miss the ten-minute online draw can turn to resale platforms such as StockX and GOAT, where prices are currently high but not outrageous. Previous Air Max 90 releases have appeared in 2002, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024, and some versions have used GORE-TEX materials, according to that report. The brand may also pair apparel drops with the sneaker release, though no extras accompany the shoes themselves.
Nike is also extending Air Max visibility to younger customers with the Air Max 95 "Big Bubble" collaboration with LEGO, which pairs a wearable sneaker and a 1,213-piece LEGO set version of the silhouette. The sneaker receives a cartoonized look, including drawn upper details, netting and a patent-leather toe, while the tongue replaces the usual logo with a red LEGO mark and miniature LEGO figures appear on the heel. The LEGO set includes a display stand, a bubble logo and a customizable Air Max 95 minifigure.
Nike, Inc. highlighted the partnership through a statement by Ailsa Gilroy, vice president and general manager for Global Kids, saying the collaboration invites kids to explore sport and style through their own lens. Nike also described a technique that makes flat, two-dimensional elements appear three-dimensional to create a playful optical illusion on the Big Bubble edition. The Air Max 95 Big Bubble will be available globally in preschool and grade school sizes on March 28, arriving just after Air Max Day on March 26.
Athlete Wins Nike Indoor Nationals
In New York City, Grand Haven High School senior Izzy Robbins won the Nike Indoor Nationals pole vault title, clearing 13 feet, 8.25 inches for a new personal best, as reported by MLive. Robbins competed less than 24 hours after placing third at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston, where she cleared 13 feet, 4.5 inches. MLive reported she left Boston late Saturday and competed at The Armory in New York around noon on Sunday.
Robbins said the result felt unexpected and that hard work during the indoor season helped her peak at the right time, according to MLive. The new mark ranks second in Michigan and fifth nationally, and Robbins credited familiarity with the venue for helping her stay relaxed. Her father, Ben Robbins, who vaulted at Grand Haven High School and the University of Illinois, assisted as a calming coach during the Nike event because her regular coach could not attend, MLive reported.
The victory caps an indoor season that followed a spring regional championship at Grand Haven and an All-State runner-up finish with a prior personal best of 12 feet, 9 inches, as noted by MLive. Robbins said she has been working with coaches David Emeott and Brian Bolton and expressed confidence about clearing higher bars, including the 14 foot mark in future competition, according to MLive.
