Nike x Undercover Gyakusou SS2014








Fall/Winter 2011 campaign imagery from Nike x Undercover Gyakusou, Jun Takahashi’s running project with Nike. Shot in Kyoto, the Running Monks film and lookbook place technical running apparel against temple architecture, shrine paths, moss, stone, and woodland.
The collection frames running as a quiet, ritualized practice rather than a purely athletic one. Slim outer layers, tights, gloves, caps, and tonal performance pieces sit within a muted autumn palette, connecting Nike running technology with Undercover’s controlled, monastic visual language.















These pants a cut slightly shorter for better running comfort. Great for slightly harsher weather conditions. Insideout construction for seamless fit inside. From the Nike Running Gyakusou collection. Made in Japan.




Gyakusou is Nike Running's collaboration with Jun Takahashi of Undercover, named for the Japanese word for running a course in reverse. Details from the Spring/Summer 2011 jacket: a lightweight ripstop shell in white, grey and red, with a large perforated mesh panel across the back and shoulders for ventilation, bonded and taped seams, a stowable hood, and reflective Gyakusou branding at the shoulder. The vent openings are backed with mesh; the hem and cuffs are elasticated ripstop.

















The theme, again, is running and the pieces – that include two editions of LUNARSPIDER – were developed by the running division of the swoosh brand, having technical attributes and performance as main concerns



















The range draws on Porter’s expertise and sees the first three pieces in either black or khaki with 2800 Denier Nylon construction as the remaining pieces come in black, navy, or camel with premium leather and an embossed marquetry motif.









Photographed by Azim Haidaryan
Produced by Panottica












































































































Highsnobiety TV: Undercover x Nike Gyakusou | An Interview with Jun Takahashi.