Nike SB Federation Kits for Tokyo Olympics
Nike SB has revealed the special kits for their skate teams to wear in the Tokyo Olympics. For the inaugural year’s federation kits, Nike SB created kits for the United States, Japan, France and Brazil. Each design highlights recognizable cityscapes, inspired by the attention to scenery found in Japanese art. Each kit was inspired by a sport that is linked to the specific country: a baseball jersey for Japan, a basketball jersey for the United States, a tennis polo for France and a soccer kit for Brazil. The finishing touch comes with a bird on each kit that symbolizes the sprit of each country: Japan a Crane, United States an Eagle, France a Rooster, and Brazil a Toucan.
“When we talked to Piet about the designs, we asked him, ‘Take what’s happening in Tokyo out of the picture for a second; if you were to make a kit on your own, what would it be?’ We started to see the natural connections between a landscape and the act of skating. You don’t skate in a vacuum. Everything that’s around you plays a role in drawing new lines.” -Donavan Harris, the Nike Design Lead
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