Nike Reveals the Untold Story of the Nike Air Max Plus

Nike's Air Max Plus is one of its most recognizable silhouettes -- the shoe has a silhouette and details like no other and perfectly encapsulates the Swoosh's late-nineties design ethos of pushing progressive running shoe tech. Sean McDowell, the shoe's designer, explained the origin and conception of the sneaker. On the initial inspiration: "One evening, it was turning to dusk, so the very blue sky was starting to fade to dark blue, and the palm trees were blowing in the wind. ... I sketched th...