Nike Air Max 1 Essential 'Black Hyper Royal'
Colorway: Black/Hyper Royal · Style code: FZ5808-010 · Release date: January 29, 2025 · Price: $123 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Nike Air Max 1 Essential 'Phantom Khaki' (FZ5808-001) · Nike Air Max 1 Essential 'Navy Grey Royal' (FZ5808-003) · Nike Air Max 1 Essential 'Flax British Tan' (FZ5808-004) · Nike Air Max 1 Essential 'Batman' (FZ5808-005) · Nike Air Max 1 Essential 'Black Anthracite' (FZ5808-006)
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.