Following the pre-show fitting session, Virgil Abloh recently presented his Spring/Summer 2019 womenswear collection for Off-White™, complete with Nike collaborations and high-profile models. The joint Nike pieces included the previously-teased Vapor Street silhouette, as well as athletic-inspired pieces fitting the show’s “Track & Field” theme. The collection’s color palette featured classic muted tones, as well as pops of bright blue and neon yellow. This yellow featured on one of the collection’s stand-out looks: a snakeskin jacket and matching shorts, modelled by Nike athlete Cecilia Yeung. Other prominent motifs throughout the collection include Nike’s Swoosh branding — which was repeated across numerous items – and oversized Off-White™ logos. Take a backstage look at the Paris Fashion Week show in the gallery above. For more from Paris Fashion Week, take another look at Rick Owens’ Spring/Summer 2019 show.<doc-sep>Virgil Abloh‘s Off-White™ Spring/Summer 2019 womenswear show already yielded an early look at a new collaborative Vapor Street sneaker model, eventually the Spring/Summer 2019 clothing in action on the runway showcasing a bevy of new Nike gear. Just before the show, we went backstage to take an exclusive look at the Off-White™ SS19 fitting session before the collection’s runway debut. Behind-the-scenes, Virgil Abloh was joined by supermodel Bella Hadid and high jumper Cecilia Yeung — Nike‘s newest athlete from Hong Kong and the only Asian female athlete to walk the Off-White™ show. Plenty of Nike-branded and co-designed items were on hand, fusing athletic silhouettes with Abloh’s signature street-informed fashion codes. What resulted were progressive pieces like the neon yellow snakeskin print biker jacket and running shorts set, and Hadid’s revealing cross-branded top. Elsewhere, patterned heels and new collaborative running sneakers littered the dressing room. Take a look at our exclusive shots above and peep Abloh’s latest Nike sneaker collaborations below. For more highlight Fashion Week content, see Gucci’s latest SS19 collection debut.<doc-sep>OFF-WHITE hosted its track and field-themed Paris Fashion Week SS19 show yesterday. While Virgil Abloh’s label had the likes of Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid walk the runway, plus Olympians like British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith and track and field star Katarina Johnson-Thompsonan, our focus was on what was happening below the ankle. Eva Al Desnudo, Highsnobiety’s photographer on the ground in Paris, managed to capture some of the best sneakers on show at the event. The highlights, which you can check out above, consisted of a mixture of in-house OFF-WHITE designs and previously-unseen Nike designs. Abloh, of course, is well known for his “The Ten” collaboration with Nike, which has now spanned almost one year and comprises upward of 20 silhouettes and colorways. From the images above, we can make out a track-inspired silhouette that resembles the Nike Zoom Fly SP and the Nike Vaporfly Street (slide 3). The design features the deconstructed, exaggerated foam tongue found on Abloh’s Nike Air VaporMax, as well as dual Swooshes on the upper. The outsole features a number of spikes, while a complex lacing system is superimposed on the existing (and still intact) original laces. The other two Nike sneakers (slides 1 and 2) look to be an inside-out Nike Waffle Racer that has been, again, modified in OFF-WHITE’s signature deconstructed style. Featuring a secondary lacing system, that sits in contrast to the worn, vintage style upper, the sneaker also has a two-Swoosh design on its sides and “racing spikes” on the iconic waffle sole. Both colorways were marked with “PROTOTYPE” text on the midsole. Finally, the third model is the label’s in-house CST-001 sneaker (slide 4), which features a wraparound, strap closure at the high-top ankle. The OFF-WHITE logo is both on the chunky rubber sole and the textile upper. Flip through the images above and leave your thoughts on the latest in OFF-WHITE x Nike footwear in the comments below. To stay updated on everything happening in the sneaker world, follow @Highsnobietysneakers on Instagram, check our sneaker release date calendar and subscribe to our sneaker chatbot on Facebook to receive lightning quick updates to your inbox.<doc-sep>Following a first-look teaser, Virgil Abloh unveiled Off-White's SS19 womenswear collection at a runway show during Paris Fashion Week. The show took Abloh's smash-hit Nike collaboration to the next level, and featured a bevy of women's sportswear pieces designed in tandem with the sportswear giant. Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner opened up the presentation, which featured retina-searing neon fabrics — a big trend this year — and some Margiela-esque creations crafted from basic Nike staples. Kaia Gerber, who looks on course to become the next Hadid-level supermodel, can be seen in a top engineered from Nike socks in slide #5. To view this external content, please click here. To demonstrate the collection's athletic inspirations, Abloh enlisted some Nike athletes to walk in the show, including American sprinter English Gardner, British heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Hong Kong high-jumper Cecilia Yeung. To view this external content, please click here. And, of course, Abloh also took the opportunity to lift the curtain on some new sneaker heat. This time Virgil worked his magic on some new models of the Nike Waffle Racer, which hit the runway with his own handwriting. Elsewhere, Nike has unveiled new Virgil-designed Chuck Taylors and Blazers. For more from Paris Fashion Week, check out Gucci's SS19 runway show.<doc-sep>
Off-White™‘s Spring/Summer 2019 womenswear took a step back from the men’s street-heavy offerings., blending sporty nods with refined feminine silhouettes in a collection dubbed “Track & Field.” Flowing gowns and trim blazers were subverted by track-ready body suits and Nike T-shirts, emphasizing sportswear’s continuing influence upon Virgil Abloh‘s designs. Alongside screaming yellow snakeskin and oversize Off-White™ branding, Nike’s signature Swoosh emerged as the collection’s key pattern; The thick checkmark was inverted, angled and cloned, stamped all over trim running tops and skin-tight leggings. “Track & Field” fulfilled its theme with plenty of clothing ideal for athletes, fittingly modeled by several members of Nike’s elite women’s athletic squad. Sports bras, running shorts and thigh pouches made the perfect complement for the new collaborative Nike sneakers, one of which was granted a closer look yesterday. Elsewhere, Off-White™’s tall CST-100 Sneaker and a host of strappy, ballerina-inspired heels surfaced in various colorways. Off-White™’s trademark hangtag complemented the selection of shiny accessories, which included metallic waist bags, cobra belt earrings and chainlink necklaces. Other brand staples returned in new makeups, including washed denim and leather biker jackets; the latter was executed in everything from white cotton to the aforementioned snakeskin. Accompanying the sportswear-leaning looks were a host of gargantuan gowns and feminine tulle skirts, appropriately crafted with mesh panels or juxtaposed with tucked-in Off-White & Nike tees, subverting the feminine lean. Check out the looks above and watch the full runway presentation on Off-White™’s website. Meanwhile, we recently took a first look at Off-White™’s new Converse design.