Nike Air Max 97 'Black Opti Yellow'
Colorway: Black/White/Opti Yellow · Style code: FQ2442-001 · Release date: August 2, 2023 · Price: $230 · Availability: Available now
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Opti Yellow cuts a bright line through a black leather Air Max 97, released August 2, 2023, at a retail price of $175. Black leather carries the shoe's base, with white shading the underlays and Opti Yellow running through the wavy overlay panels, lace loops and heel tab. The yellow sits as the shoe's single bright accent against an otherwise dark, neutral build.
The white underlays soften the transition between the black leather and yellow accents, keeping the palette from reading as a hard two-tone split. Opti Yellow appears only on the overlays, lace loops and heel tab rather than across the whole upper, so the base still reads primarily black. At $175, it prices five dollars below the other 2023 leather Air Max 97 releases in this range.