Longtime friends and streetwear giants Nigo and Jun Takahashi are putting their minds together once again — and now with Nike in the mix.
The Nigo x Nike Air Force 1 Low “LO2” references “Last Orgy 2,” the influential magazine column the two designers edited together beginning in 1991, two years prior to them opening the boutique Nowhere together.
Branding for the sneaker plays it safe with the abbreviation “LO2,” which is split across embroidery on the lateral heels of both sneakers and printed across the two insoles. Navy and white color-blocking sees the former color applied to patent leather overlays with contrast stitching, which stands out atop a white leather base. A white midsole then sits above a navy outsole, and “Nigo Air branding” appears on the right tongue tag and left mustache.
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The full name “Last Orgy 2” can be found on the back of a T-shirt included in the collection, as well as on the interior of a coach’s jacket.
Nigo and Takahashi’s column was published in the Japanese independent magazine Takarajima and was a successor to Hiroshi Fujiwara’s own with Kan Takagi, “Last Orgy.” It helped cement the credibility of the two designers prior to Nowhere, which would subsequently lead to the launch of their own brands, Bape and Undercover.
As part of the collaboration’s campaign, Nigo and Takahashi replicated the layout of “Last Orgy 2” and included photos of them together decades ago.
The Nigo x Nike Air Force 1 Low “LO2” will first release on May 1 at the Design Museum in London before hitting Humanmade’s website and Undercover stores on May 2. Pricing is set at $150.
