Inspired by the NBA logo.
Following his departure from Givenchy at the beginning of the year, Ricardo Tisci has enjoyed the creative freedom which comes hand-in-hand with being a notable design force not committed to the breakneck collection schedule of a luxury house.
Having previously partnered on a range of footwear silhouettes with sportswear giant Nike - no stranger to the excitement of luxury collaborations - Tisci partners once again with NikeLab to produce an elegant sportswear collection with a proudly American overtone. Setting the tone for the range, Tisci used creative license to create his very own basketball squad the 'Victorious Minotaurs', the perfect characterisation for a collection inspired by the iconic NBA logo.
The classic Air Force 1 arrives in two graphic colourways, accented with the NBA's unmistakably American red, white, and blue colour palette. The collaboration is an expert blend of sporting culture and luxury design, with the AF1 paying homage to the silhouettes on-court heritage while evoking a streetwear relevancy worthy of the collaborators' archives.
A polished exploration on where sport meets street, NikeLab x Ricardo Tisci's 'Victorious Minotaurs' is coming soon to END.