Nike LA x FAST
YEAR: 2025
ROLES: WARDROBE STYLIST + SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT + POST PRODUCTION
Overview
NIKE LA x FAST (fashion and student trends at ucla) explores the intersection of sport and fashion with the ultimate goal of showcasing athleisure through a high-fashion lens. Set against the track after dark, the editorial takes recognizable elements of athletic wear and pushes them beyond their traditional performance setting into something more elevated, expressive, and unexpected.
Nike footwear and sportswear are styled alongside tailored silhouettes, layered textures, exaggerated proportions, and statement accessories, creating looks that balance the functionality of athletic wear with the drama of editorial fashion. Each look draws inspiration from different areas of sport—from track and field to boxing—while transforming those references through intentional, unconventional styling.
This editorial ultimately presents a vision of high-fashion athleisure where sportswear is not simply functional, but a foundation for experimentation, individuality, and personal style.
DIrection
The wardrobe direction centered on contrast and unexpected pairings, using recognizable elements of sportswear as the foundation for a high-fashion interpretation of athleisure. Nike footwear, athletic socks, knee pads, boxing gloves, and other sport references were intentionally styled against structured tailoring, flowing silhouettes, faux fur, layered textures, and statement accessories.
Rather than approaching athleticwear in a traditional way, the styling played with proportion, texture, and function, placing pieces together that would not typically exist within the same look. Sports equipment and performance details became part of the styling itself, helping transform familiar athletic references into something more expressive and editorial.
Each model represented a different interpretation of the concept while still contributing to one cohesive visual world. The result blurs the line between performance and high fashion, showing how athleisure can be pushed beyond practicality and used as a space for experimentation, individuality, and bold personal style.
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Credits
Shot by: Nathan Chen, Taniya Cooksey, Taizo Nakayama
Models: Jane ling, Faithyn, K Salgado, Leian Multare, Theo Dior, Alina Michiko, Neha Nushka
Stylists: Kanwulia Onianwa, Lianne Calvo, Quinn, Leian Multare
Assistant stylists: Miguel Luis, Alya Baya, Pacey Lian
Production: Jasmin
Hairstylist/MUA: Nicole Lianne Calvo
Social Media: Gonzalo Loperez, Kanwulia Onianwa, Sage Lan Vandis Jones
Brand Sponsor: Nike LA
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