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Nike is taking action against an unnamed group of counterfeit sneaker sellers and e-commerce stores, and it’s saying marketplaces like Amazon and eBay aren’t doing enough to crack down on the issue. In a trademark infringement and counterfeiting suit filed Monday in the U.S. district court for the northern district of Illinois, Nike focuses on sellers […]
Drake’s Nocta line with Nike made its debut in 2020 and has been dropping semi-regular collections of tech-heavy apparel and accessories ever since. In a recent interview with retailer Ssense, Jeremy Karl, a designer of the line, revealed that the concept was originally formed while Drake was working on his Adidas deal that never came to fruition. […]
Virgil Abloh shook the sneaker world last year when he previewed a series of Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s at the French luxury fashion house’s Spring 2022 men’s runway show. As first reported by WWD, the late designer made 47 different iterations of the classic Nike silhouette, with the first batch of 200 pairs to be […]
Nike will begin firing unvaccinated employees this weekend according to a report by The Oregonian. The company, which has had a vaccine mandate in place since October, will fire unvaccinated employees who have not received a medical or religious exemption on Saturday, Jan. 15. “You failed to complete the verification process and our records show […]
Nike is planning to bring back the “Crepe” Air Max 1 from 2004, according to a brand document viewed by Complex, reimagining the sneaker as a retro alongside a new Air Max 97 in a similar colorway and material set. Per the internal document, the shoes are scheduled to release in August 2022, but the […]
The “Argon” Nike Dunk Low, originally produced in 2001, will release as a retro for the first time next year, sneaker industry sources tell Complex. The shoe is slated to arrive between summer and fall, although Nike release dates have recently been prone to shifts due to supply chain issues, so its targeted arrival window could […]
With 2021 coming to a close in a matter of days, it’s time to make those last few sneaker purchases of the year. This week features some solid options to consider giving that distinction to such as the bubblegum-inspired “Atmosphere” Air Jordan 1, “MX Rock” Yeezy Boost 350 V2, a new take on Pharrell’s NMD […]
After partnering with online game Roblox last month, Nike’s pivot to the metaverse continues today as the company announces the acquisition of NFT collectibles brand RTFKT. Known for its virtual (and in some cases, physical) sneakers, RTFKT (pronounced artifact) was founded in 2020 by Benoit Pagotto, Chris Le and Steven Vasilev. RTFKT’s projects thus far have included collaborations with […]
A handful of high-ranking Nike designers left the company in November, sneaker industry sources tell Complex. Among them are Sergio Lozano, who started at Nike in 1990 and is best known as the designer of the Air Max 95, and Nate Jobe, a senior footwear design director who executed Virgil Abloh’s “The Ten” collection, the first […]
Introduced in 1982, the Air Force 1 is solidified as one of Nike’s staple sneaker models and is more popular than ever. In fact, according to NPD Vice President and Senior Sports Industry Advisor Matt Powell, the Air Force 1 (retail $90) was the company’s best-selling sneaker of 2020 and held on to that distinction at the […]
