After previewing the Undercover x Nike Gyakusou Zoom Structure+ 15, we now bring you a look at another set of running kicks from the collaboration. Featuring the LunarSpider 2, this Jun Takahashi design comes in two colorways – grey/maroon and orange/grey.  Sporting a mesh and Flywire upper atop a Lunar sole, this is one of [...]

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There is no need to line-up or reserve in advance anymore. Introducing the the LunarSpider LT+ from Gyakusou International Running Association (GIRA) collection from Nike and Jun Takahashi of UNDERCOVER, now available at select retailer worldwide. Already sold out in Japan, the Gyakusou International Running Association Collection highlights the functional aspects needed during [...]

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Finally arriving in stores this Saturday is the highly coveted and discussed collaboration between Nike and UNDERCOVER. The Gyakusou International Running Association collection has evolved from just a line-up of apparel and sneakers to a lifestyle with exhibition, group runs and gatherings popping up all over the world. The collection that will be dropping tomorrow [...]

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“Isn’t that Tom Sachs?”, whispered one of the attendees last evening at Nike Sportswear 21 Mercer Street Flagship. Indeed, it was as the contemporary artist and others made a quick visit to the Gyakusou International Running Collection Preview, a unique performance wear project between Nike and Jun Takahashi of UNDERCOVER. The one of [...]

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Jun Takahashi and Nike led a running revolution, Gyakusou International Running Association, and along with an inaugural night run to change up our perception of appropriate nightlife comes a collection of running gear which fuses function and Takahashi’s UNDERCOVER style. Granted, Takahashi’s Undercover has been all about the practical, and there is nothing quick epitomizes [...]

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With UNDERCOVER Creative Director, Jun Takahashi, leading the way, Nike Stadium Milan re-opened its door last Monday, September 27th, to host From Moon To Lunar, an exhibition marking the 40 year innovation of Nike Running. Among the Nike enthusiasts, running fanatics and special guest like Inter Milan’s Marco Materazzi, Takahashi explained to the gathered [...]

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In accordance with the reopening of Nike Stadium Milan, Nike goes back to basics this Fall with a focus on running (also the theme for Fall/Holiday 2010), and will be opening with a new “From Moon To Lunar” Exhibition featuring the man of UNDERCOVER, Jun Takahashi. Takahashi has recently collaborated with Nike to conceptualize the [...]

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Emphasis on both technical and fundamental applications, the Gyakusou Zoom Spider TT+ from Nike and Japanese designer Jun Takahashi of UNDERCOVER fame strikes the balance between ample support, with its Firewire overlay, and ample cushioning, with Lunarlite foam as outsole and the Zoom Air insert as an addition. As a safety precaution for urban [...]

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Spiritually, at its purest, the athletic form of running is a purge of the daily grind, of angsts built up over time, of obstacles once deemed unconquerable. It is a solitary state of mind, where pounding the pavement translates to the release of frustration and with each step leads closer to sanity. No [...]

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When the so-called Harajuku culture was at its infancy more than a decade ago, both Jun Takahashi and Nigo worked side-by-side in forging the foundation, which many upcoming Japanese designers enjoy today, before going separate ways. Takahashi refined his style with avant garde flair…

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