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Performance Icons Transformed
“The idea of functionality is important to me, as is fabric innovation, which has always been at the heart of sacai,”Abe said. “For me, Nike is an original icon with performance and innovation at its core. It has been inspiring to work together.”
Tech Fleece Re-Imagined
The shared appreciation for innovative materials and technology
was paramount to the Nike/sacai design process. Together the partners
explored different ways to utilize the materials at hand and also
establish exciting new fabrications. Celebrating Nike’s most iconic
material innovation, the collection places special emphasis on two
different weights of Tech Fleece, which has been reimagined into five
signature sacai styles including the crew sweatshirt, crew hooded
sweatshirt, crew top, crew knee-length dress and sweatpants.
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New fabric innovations include a special mesh lace hem that was
specifically developed by Nike and Abe to adorn the trim of graphic Nike
T-shirts. The detail pays homage to sacai’s cool and subversive take on
femininity. Abe also applied her signature paneling to several of the
garments. Through technical innovation, the partners were able to
achieve this effect by pleating the classic ripstop fabric for the first
time. Bonded zippers that are attached without any stitching are
another example of advanced design.
"Abe has a fluidity and strength to her work that we feel is perfectly encapsulated within this collection,” said Kurt Parker, VP/Creative Director, Nike Sportswear. “The garments come to life as the wearer walks and moves, expressing both beauty and strength. We feel it’s a perfect marriage between sport and style.”
"Abe has a fluidity and strength to her work that we feel is perfectly encapsulated within this collection,” said Kurt Parker, VP/Creative Director, Nike Sportswear. “The garments come to life as the wearer walks and moves, expressing both beauty and strength. We feel it’s a perfect marriage between sport and style.”
Celebrating the Body in Motion
Nike’s design ethos — to celebrate the body in motion — dovetails
perfectly with sacai’s vision. Through Abe’s language of juxtaposition,
the classic Nike Windrunner is reinterpreted as a skirt featuring
plissé-style pleating . A hooded sweatshirt is not all that it seems
with a peplum detail. These nuanced designs provide elements of surprise
as the wearer turns from front to back. The panels combine with
strategically placed openings and underlays to create fluidity when the
garments are still or in motion, capturing the essence of Nike design
through a sacai filter.
"At Nike we study the body in motion,” Parker said. “Abe’s aesthetic and design sensibility naturally aligned with this focus and together we explored how to best express this notion during the development and material selection process. Abe’s unique take on movement re-contextualized the Windrunner in a completely new and unexpected way.”
Eight-Piece Capsule Collection
"At Nike we study the body in motion,” Parker said. “Abe’s aesthetic and design sensibility naturally aligned with this focus and together we explored how to best express this notion during the development and material selection process. Abe’s unique take on movement re-contextualized the Windrunner in a completely new and unexpected way.”
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The full collection comprises eight distinct pieces of apparel in
various bold colorways pulled directly from the Nike sport archive: the
Tech Fleece crew, Tech Fleece hooded sweatshirt with zip, Windrunner
jacket, Sport Skirt, Graphic tee, Tech Fleece dress, Tech Fleece crew
top with back zip and Tech Fleece pant.
NikeLab Air Max 90
The NikeLab x sacai partnership also introduces a brand new
interpretation of the iconic Air Max silhouette. The sneaker has been
reworked into a unique slip-on style, honoring the theme of expression
and freedom of movement that is prevalent in the collection. Constructed
entirely of leather, the sneaker features an elasticized tongue that
uses Fuse technology for ultimate comfort.
The seamless design represents Abe’s keen eye for tailoring, obsessing key details like the tromp l’oeil midsole, creating the illusion of a wedge. Hooking up with the lead colors of the collection, the Air Max is available in shades of obsidian/black with volt lining, volt/obsidian with volt lining, and wolf gray with volt lining.
The NikeLab x sacai spring collection launches globally on March 19 in NikeLab doors in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, and Shanghai and on nike.com/NikeLab in North America, Western Europe, Japan, and China as well as select stores globally including Dover Street Market and colette. The collection will launch on March 25 in Japan. The NikeLab x sacai summer collection, which will introduce new colorways and the addition of the Windrunner skirt, graphic Nike tank, and the NikeLab Dunk Lux, will go on sale in June.
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The seamless design represents Abe’s keen eye for tailoring, obsessing key details like the tromp l’oeil midsole, creating the illusion of a wedge. Hooking up with the lead colors of the collection, the Air Max is available in shades of obsidian/black with volt lining, volt/obsidian with volt lining, and wolf gray with volt lining.
The NikeLab x sacai spring collection launches globally on March 19 in NikeLab doors in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, and Shanghai and on nike.com/NikeLab in North America, Western Europe, Japan, and China as well as select stores globally including Dover Street Market and colette. The collection will launch on March 25 in Japan. The NikeLab x sacai summer collection, which will introduce new colorways and the addition of the Windrunner skirt, graphic Nike tank, and the NikeLab Dunk Lux, will go on sale in June.
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