Built in the
Midwest, together:
Midwest, together:
The Nike x Notre Dunk High
Notre was founded in Chicago in 2014. Many of our team’s families are part of the Midwest’s industrial history, and share early memories of clothing tied to their parents’ work uniforms. Our first collaboration with Nike celebrates this look and feel of these garments, and the spirit they evoke.
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Midnight Navy
Lt. Orewood
“Our Dunks are made to be worn hard. We chose materials that would age gracefully and look better beaten up. Each pair is unique—we used a natural finishing process to create subtle color and texture variations that ensure no two pairs look exactly alike.”
SHAKE SWOOSH: Nike granted us the honor of messing with the Swoosh to include our signature motif, the handshake.
TRIPLE STITCHING: We want these Dunks to last forever, so we requested they be triple-stitched, a technique typically used for work boots.
HAIRY SUEDE: One of our favorite materials. Super thick and textured, and develops great character as it ages. We used a hand-finishing technique on this suede to create subtle color and textural variations that ensure each pair is unique.
CANVAS: The most classic workwear material. Had to have it.
THE PATCH: What’s a uniform without a name tag? Intentionally off-center, to give it that hand-sewn feeling.
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We figured the best way to pay homage to our Midwest roots was to build something together, with our team. We spent December working on a structure intended to capture where we come from and where we want to go, and then spent an afternoon putting it together. Our friend Adrian Octavius Walker was on site to photograph the whole process.
We figured the best way to pay homage to our Midwest roots was to build something together, with our team. We spent December working on a structure intended to capture where we come from and where we want to go, and then spent an afternoon putting it together. Our friend Adrian Octavius Walker was on site to photograph the whole process.
We figured the best way to pay homage to our Midwest roots was to build something together, with our team. We spent December working on a structure intended to capture where we come from and where we want to go, and then spent an afternoon putting it together. Our friend Adrian Octavius Walker was on site to photograph the whole process.
We figured the best way to pay homage to our Midwest roots was to build something together, with our team. We spent December working on a structure intended to capture where we come from and where we want to go, and then spent an afternoon putting it together. Our friend Adrian Octavius Walker was on site to photograph the whole process.
Chicago-Designed, US-Made
To round out the launch, we put together a capsule collection of tees, hoodies, and accessories drawing on the same motifs as our Dunks: made-in-the-USA t-shirts and hoodies, heavy-duty custom totes made in Chicago by Seventeen Thirty-Three, and bracelets by Chicago designer Secret of Manna.