Nike’s top designer Collabs
Top 5 Nike collabs
Nike’s collabs have produced some iconic and cool sneakers. From athletic performance innovations to design aesthetics, these collaborations are Living.Lab’s picks for Nike’s top collaborations.
5. Nike SB x Travis Scott x PlayStation Dunk Low Pro (2020)
This is a rare three-way collaboration between Travis Scott, PlayStation, and Nike on a Dunk Low. I like the baby blue colourway and love the way it includes Scott’s signature backwards swoosh and PlayStation’s name on the sole. It was released to coincide with the PS5 launch, only a limited number were produced, making it one of areally rare find. If you’re lucky enough to find a pair, expect to pay upwards of $65,000.
4. Nike Zoom x Alphafly Next% (2020)
Truely an Alpha. The iconic performance Alphaflyshoe is high tech marvel crafted for Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to break the two-hour marathon barrier in Vienna. The shoe is super cushioned and the stiff carbon plate bed popped Kipchoge forward. I love the way the hole in the bottom of the shoe allows you to see the carbon plate in the big lightbulb looking sole profile. One of the most groundbreaking performance shoes in history. Kipchoge ran a 1:59:40 that morning in 2019.
3. Nike x Sacai LDV Waffle (2019)
Japanese fashion label Chitose Abe’s Sacai retro hybrid Starburst fruit sweet colourway reminds me of my favourite Nike classic Waffle. The result is a layered, experimental design that merges Sacai’s “Frankenstein” approach, combining different materials and structures, redefining the possibilities for sneaker collaborations.
2. Nike x Cactus Plant Flea Market Air VaporMax (2019)
Cactus Plant Flea Market’s Cynthia Lu brought her playful style to the 2019 Nike VaporMax – which I always looked to sleek for me. A playful tubular swoosh, bubble lettering and Acid Smiley face at the heel give this shoe a cool handmade, messy aesthetic that looks really human on this futuristic sneaker
1. Nike x Off-White Air Presto (2017)
Virgil Abloh’s The Ten collection redefined what sneakers could be. His deconstructed Air Presto became a standout from the collection, created in record time through constant collaboration between Abloh and Nike designers. The shoe’s raw, industrial look, with exposed stitching and a mix of materials, became one of the most celebrated designs in modern sneaker culture.
Boom! Nike Air Force 1 Low Off-White MCA University Blue (2019)
Some things are iconic already, but then someone gives them a twist and boom! This applies to the Bruce Kilgore-designed Air Force One, when Abloh did around his show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago—Called the Air Force 1 Off-White MCA the shoes instantly became a collectable: the first pair was given to Serena Williams. Today, the Off-White Air Force 1, in vibrant University Blue, is easily one of Nike’s rarest grails.
