Undefeated x Nike Air Max 90 "Black Optic Yellow"

Colorway: Black/Optic Yellow · Style code: CJ7197-001 · Release date: December 27, 2019 · Lowest resale ask: $146 · Availability: Available now

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About the Undefeated x Nike Air Max 90 "Black Optic Yellow"

Undefeated's run on the Air Max 90 started here, ahead of the pale spring versions the label put out the following March. The approach is almost the inverse: black leather across the entire upper, with Optic Yellow reserved for the tongue tag, the heel branding and small trim. That restraint is what makes it work. On a silhouette built around layered panels, a blackout removes the colour contrast and leaves the seams and the plastic heel window to define the shape, while a single high-visibility accent pulls the eye to the branding.

Nike released it on 27 December 2019 at $150, about $30 above the general-release 90s of that winter. Undefeated has spent years working in military and team-sport reference points, and black with a sharp yellow accent fits that vocabulary without needing a graphic or a story panel. It also happens to be one of the more wearable collaboration colourways on the model, since it functions as a plain black shoe until the accent catches light.

Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.