For months now, the Nike Tight of the Moment concept has gathered acclaim, a series of one-off art designs applied to the innovative Nike Pro Tights. For the first time in the line’s history, the next style will take inspiration from an iconic Air Jordan. Introducing the Nike Jordan Sneaker Tight.
The Nike Women’s design team worked hand-in-hand with the Jordan Brand team in order to properly funnel the spirit, style and overall philosophy of the Air Jordan 6 into the Nike Pro Tight. Sketches of the shoe were aartistically repurposed and applied to the red leggings, illustrating each and every iconic element of the sneaker — neoprene construction, heel pull-tab, rubber tongue, Air-Soles.
Being a Nike Tight of the Moment design, function is married to fashion throughout the piece. The graphics, for example, were deliberately placed based on athlete-informed body-mapping, ensuring the designs accentuate the female body in motion and don’t impede the heating and cooling zones that are built into the synthetic construction.
Most impressively, the tights were designed not just to be worn on their own, but also with the shoe that inspired them. The graphics are placed in a way that seamlessly transitions into the Air Jordan 6 Black/Infrared, a shoe that itself launches next week.
The Nike Jordan Sneaker Tights (of the Moment) release November 28 at select retailers, including Nike.com.