Nike Air Max 1 Essential "Black Hyper Royal"
The Nike Air Max 1 Essential "Black Hyper Royal" (FZ5808-010) released Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
Original retail (2025): $140 · Lowest resale ask: $123 on GOAT (Nov 6, 2026)
Colorway: Black/Hyper Royal · Style code: FZ5808-010 · Release date: January 29, 2025 · Lowest resale ask: $123 · Availability: Available now
Source: GOAT's catalog · stores checked Nov 6, 2026, 4:24 PM ET
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About the Nike Air Max 1 Essential "Black Hyper Royal"
The Air Max 1 Essential 'Black Hyper Royal' builds most of the upper from black leather, keeping the base low-key before a hyper royal blue finish takes over the Swoosh and mudguard. Nike branding on the woven tongue tag and heel carries the same blue, tying the two accent points together across an otherwise dark shoe. It released January 29, 2025 at the Essential line's standard $140 price.
A white polyurethane midsole runs underneath, holding a visible Air-sole window over the heel unit unchanged from the rest of the lineup. Pairing a mostly black upper with a single bold accent color is a recurring formula for the Essential line, letting one detail carry the colorway instead of a multi-panel color-block. The royal blue hit reads closer to a team-color statement than the muted, tonal pairs released around the same time.
Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.