Nike has teamed up with Jacquemus for their latest designer collaboration. The next collection will merge sport with women’s fashion and is scheduled to launch this summer.
The global sportswear brand has partnered with many high fashion names in the past, including Off-White’s Virgil Abloh, Sacai, Marine Serre, Ambush’s Yoon Ahn and more. But his collaboration with Jacquemus is special, as the highly anticipated womenswear collection coincides with Nike’s 50th anniversary this year.
“Sport was always very important in Jacquemus’ DNA. But as Jacquemus got older, the Jacquemus girl changed: she wore heels,” creative director Simon Porte Jacquemus told Vogue.com in an interview. “I always told myself, if I ever do a collaboration, it will be with Nike.”
Below, find out everything we know so far about the Nike x Jacquemus collaboration, including how you can copy the collection soon.
What is the Nike x Jacquemus collaboration?
According to Vogue.com, the ongoing collaboration between Nike and Jacquemus will kick off with a 15-piece collection of women’s clothing, footwear and accessories for all your sporty and stylish summer pursuits.
“For this collaboration with Nike, I wanted to create a collection that reinterprets athletic women’s sportswear in a minimal way,” Jacquemus said in an official statement. “I’ve always been inspired by vintage ACG pieces and ’90s Nike campaigns. With these images in mind, we designed women’s sportswear with sexy details and neutral colors, along with my own interpretation of the Humara, my favorite Nike shoe. . It was important that the collection be accessible to all bodies and be a natural blend of Jacquemus style and Nike performance.”
The Humara shoe, originally released in 1997, is a trail running shoe that ties into today’s gorpcore trend. Jacquemus updated the look with a chunky textured sole, neutral tones and a minimalist take on Nike’s signature swoosh. Other pieces in the collection include a form-fitting white mini dress with a cut-out back (and more Nike icon embellishments), a bucket hat, and a pleated tennis skirt.
“When we collaborate at Nike, it’s always a 50-50 union where each partner comes together to advance the other in ways they couldn’t have done alone,” said Jarrett Reynolds, Nike’s vice president of Catalyst Apparel Design, in an official statement. statement. “With Jacquemus, we drew on vintage ACG inspiration and the interweaving of Nike Dri-FIT fabric and looked at footwear like the Humara to create a nexus between sport and style that could only be achieved through the shared lens of Nike x Jacquemus. Collaboration at Nike and with partners like Jacquemus allows us to expand the culture of sport and redefine it for the next generation.”
When and where can I buy the Nike x Jacquemus collaboration?
The debut collection of the Nike x Jacquemus collaboration will officially launch on Tuesday, June 28 and will be available exclusively at jacquemus.com and at Nike retailers worldwide.
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