The Nike Air Max 95 WMNS "Fresh Mint" (style code HJ5996-005) returns June 1 at Nike.com and select retailers — Foot Locker, Finish Line, Hibbett, Shiekh — for $190. The 2026 pair runs Black/White-Medium Grey-Fresh Mint and is built on Nike's updated "Big Bubble" Air unit, restoring the larger visible cushioning the original 1995 silhouette shipped with.
The colorway's history
"Fresh Mint" first appeared on the AM95 in 2009 and returned again in 2019. The 2026 build is the first time the colorway has been issued on the Big Bubble tooling, which Nike reintroduced in 2022 after years of running smaller-bubble retros for tooling-cost reasons. The Big Bubble version gives the heel unit its full visible expansion — the original-spec look most collectors associate with Sergio Lozano's 1995 design.
Why the WMNS exclusive matters
The 2026 release is a women's-sizing run, which means men's-grade pairs on the secondary market will trade through women's sizing — a friction the AM95 collector base has navigated before. WMNS exclusives on classic silhouettes have historically resold modestly above retail in the first month, and the combination of the Fresh Mint palette and the Big Bubble tooling on this run sets up the same pattern. Nike's women's Air Max run also includes the computational-design Air Max Muse "Glacier Blue".
Release details
- Nike Air Max 95 WMNS "Fresh Mint" (HJ5996-005) — June 1, 2026 at Nike.com, Foot Locker, Finish Line, Hibbett, Shiekh, $190
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