Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci has teamed up with Nike to create a second collaborative luxury shoe, the NikeLab Dunk Lux High x RT, announced today. “The Dunk is a shoe that you can wear every day,” Tisci says in a statement provided exclusively to i-D. “It represents a performance sport icon and at the same time you can wear it to go to work and in your normal life.”
Moving beyond the dreams and fairytales of the Givenchy catwalk, Tisci has returned to collaborate with the sportswear giant because it enables him to work in the everyday. With Nike, you’re working with pop culture. It’s not just a shoe, it’s interwoven with culture — with histories and cities across the world. “The opportunity to work with Nike allows you to go inside everybody’s home. When you are comfortable and look good, you feel good.”
The Dunk Lux High is an ultra-high top, black leather lace-up boot with a white Nike swoosh and matching tab, stitched upside down on the heel, above the Riccardo Tisci logo. “I played with proportion for this collaboration,” Tisci explains, “The shoe is very clean and it was very important to be less decorative than the Nike + R.T. Air Force 1.” While it may not be as decorative, the shoe is full of hidden luxury, boasting a Lunarlon insole and memory foam in the quilted leather collar and tongue for fit comfort.
The NikeLab Dunk Lux High x RT will be available from February 11 at NikeLab retailers and on nike.com/nikelab.