Nike Air Max 1 'Iron Ore Total Orange'
Colorway: Light Iron Ore/Total Orange/Flat Pewter/Summit White/Kumquat · Style code: FQ8731-012 · Release date: November 10, 2023 · Price: $139 · Availability: Available now
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Iron Ore Total Orange trades the Air Max 1's original leather for a full suede upper, layering light iron ore and flat pewter across the base with summit white underlays. Total orange covers the mudguard and lands again on the heel tab, while kumquat threads through the stitching and eyelets for a warmer secondary accent. The shoe released November 10, 2023 at 160 dollars, priced above the standard leather colorways for the suede upgrade.
The heel keeps the model's signature visible Air window, set into a midsole that has carried the design since the shoe's 1987 launch. Suede has become one of the more common material swaps on the Air Max 1 in recent years, giving the same silhouette a heavier, more textured look than the smooth leather pairs it launched in. Iron Ore Total Orange sits in that lineage, built for cooler weather rotation rather than a specific retro or collaboration story.