Nike has put a date on the furry one. The Air Force 1 QS “Team Red” (style code IR1940-600) is listed on SNKRS for Wednesday, October 21, at 10:00 ET, priced at $140 in men’s sizes.
What it is
It’s a standard Air Force 1 Low pattern with almost every panel wrapped in long pony hair over genuine leather, all in one deep Team Red. The hair runs long enough to hang over the midsole on the toe and blur the Swoosh into the side panels, so from a few feet away it reads more as a shape than a sneaker.
The smooth parts are where you see the shoe underneath: a leather tongue with a tonal Nike tag, a leather heel tab, a red cupsole with the AIR hit on the lateral heel, and a red outsole with the usual AF1 pivot circle. The white Nike logo on the insole is the only break in the red.
It’s a Quickstrike, the tier Nike Sportswear uses for its more limited runs, and it lands a day before the NIGO x j-hope AF1 ’01 and two days before the AF1 ’01 “Nightmare”, so it’s a busy week for the model.
Release date and price
- Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 10:00 ET
- Price: $140
- Style code: IR1940-600
- Sizes: men’s 6 to 15
- Where: Nike’s SNKRS listing, as a first-come, first-served drop rather than a draw
- UK: no SNKRS GB listing yet, and no UK date or £ price announced
Will it be hard to get?
Probably harder than a general-release AF1, not as hard as a collab. Quickstrike volume is smaller, and first-come drops on SNKRS reward whoever is in the app at 10:00 ET. Against that, pony hair is a niche taste and $140 is $25 over a standard ’07, which thins the queue. Our hype score of 43 reflects that: limited stock, modest resale expectations.
More pairs from the brand on our Nike page.
One practical note: pony hair marks and flattens with wear and doesn’t like rain, so this is a pair to keep for dry days.
