Supreme x Nike Beanie
Supreme vs. Original
About the original
The Nike Futura Beanie is a cuffed acrylic knit cap carrying an embroidered Nike Futura wordmark on the cuff, part of Nike's standard year-round accessories line and retailing around $28. It uses a rib-knit construction with a double-layer folded cuff for ear coverage. Nike was founded in 1964 in Eugene, Oregon by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight as Blue Ribbon Sports, renaming to Nike in 1971. The Supreme FW18 collab replaces the Futura wordmark with a faux-leather appliquéd Swoosh on the cuff and adds an embroidered Supreme box logo to the back panel, released across multiple colorways. It retailed at $38 versus the standard Nike beanie's $28.
About Nike
Nike is an American sportswear corporation founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by track coach Bill Bowerman and runner Phil Knight in Eugene, Oregon, and renamed Nike in 1971. The Swoosh was designed that same year by graphic design student Carolyn Davidson for thirty-five dollars. Bowerman prototyped the Cortez and the waffle-sole Moon Shoe, and the Air Max line, introduced in 1987, made Tinker Hatfield's visible-air midsole a signature. Nike now produces footwear and apparel across running, basketball, football, and training, and owns Jordan Brand and Converse. Supreme has collaborated with Nike repeatedly since 2002 across Air Force 1, Air Max, and Dunk.
