Back in 2004, Nike helped Hello Kitty celebrate its 30th anniversary by producing an extremely limited run of Air Prestos. The original plan was to release 500 pairs each of four different versions of the Presto featuring the popular Japanese character, but only 12 pairs in total ended up being given to to select friends and family.
Now, nearly 20 years later, Nike is finally preparing to bring the collaboration to the public. Images of a T-shirt and shorts from the cutesy capsule have surfaced — and although they’re relatively simple, they’re also surprisingly alluring. The most well-known illustration of Hello Kitty appears beneath the Nike Air logo on the front of the tee and then again but blown up bigger on the rear. An all-over print then sees the mark repeated on baby blue shorts, and we’ve gotta say that the gear so far is already holding our attention.
