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Nike Factory Forced To Pay Workers $1 Million In Unpaid Overtime Wages

Julie GersteinJanuary 13, 2012 //
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In a workers’ rights victory, a factory manufacturing Nike products in Indonesia has been ordered to pay its workers more than $1 million in back wages for unpaid overtime. The 4,500 workers of the PT Nikomas plant in Bantan, Indonesia, will be compensated for more than 600,000 hours of unpaid overtime over the last two years (though some of the workers say they haven’t received overtime in 18 years, Indonesian law only allows claims to go back two years). The settlement could spell big changes in the way that sweatshop laborers are treated — and paid.

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Great Scott! You Can Buy “Back To The Future” Shoes Now!

Julie GersteinSeptember 11, 2011 //


You know those grey, light-up, self-lacing high tops Michael J. Fox wears in “Back to the Future 2″? Yeah, well, now you can actually purchase them — if you’ve got a spare few thousand dollars lying around. Nike has teemed up with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to produce the NikeMag, a pretty much exact replica of the shoes Fox sports in the film franchise. The brand is selling 1,500 pairs of them exclusively via eBay, to raise money for the foundation, and man, are people going cuh-razy. At last count, one pair was up to more than $75,000. Maybe it’s because of the promo video, which features NBA-er Kevin Durant, Bill Hader and OG “Future” scientist “Doc” Christopher Plummer? [eBay] Keep reading »

There’s No Place Like Nike, There’s No Place …

Leonora EpsteinDecember 26, 2010 //

What you see before you are clearly not your average Nike sneakers. When Nike asked designer Lauren Tennenbaum to imagine a pair as she wished, she went “Wizard of Oz”-style on the kicks and created a ruby slipper-esque pair with a sky-high platform. While we think these kicks are kind of ridiculous, we still feel our inner child squeal with glee. (C’mon … didn’t you at one point have some sparkly red shoes or at least wish for them?) What do you think of these sequin-happy shoes? Awesome or insane? [High Snobette] Keep reading »

Do Not Want: Nike High Heels

Leonora EpsteinDecember 16, 2010 //

What’s worse? When sneakers look like high heels, or when high heels look like sneakers? We can’t answer that, but we can say that the sneaker pump is rarely a good thing. Exhibit A: These Nike stilettos. Keep reading »

Do Not Want: The LeBron 8 “South Beach” Sneaker

Annika HarrisOctober 19, 2010 //

The LeBron 8 is the latest sneaker collaboration between Nike and LeBron James. Now that LeBron is a player for the Miami Heat, Nike has taken a South Beach approach to the LeBron 8, which means a heinous turquoise and hot pink color combination. Sports Grid describes the LeBron 8 best: “It looks like an 80’s coke lord had a baby with the Miami Dolphin.” The sad part is that the sneakers won’t even match LeBron’s Miami Heat uniform. Keep reading »

Industry Report: Alexander Wang And Nike Collab A No-Go

Leonora EpsteinOctober 16, 2010 //
  • That Alexander Wang/Nike rumor? Not so true. They were in talks, but the deal never happened. Bummer. Guess if you still want Alex Wang sweats, you’re going to have to pay runway prices. [The Cut]
  • While one New York Times writer admitted earlier this week that the designer collabs and Zaras of the world make her shopping crazed, attendees of the World Apparel Convention in Hong Kong worried that “fast fashion” is killing fashion. [Just Style]
  • Ruh-roh. How did an Yves Saint Laurent belt make it into a Chloé ad? [Fashionista]

Read on to catch up on all the fashion industry news, gossip, and extras you missed this week!
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Collab Bag: Alexander Wang And Nike?

Leonora EpsteinOctober 13, 2010 //

The latest in the designer collab rumor mill? Alexander Wang may be doing a collaboration with Nike. The only details out about it is that a “very credible source” says it’s true, which, uhhh … anyhow. Let’s just for a minute imagine the possibilities. Affordable Alex Wang sweats? We might actually be into sweating in them and unafraid to get them dirty. We’ll be staying tuned on this particular collaboration for sure.

What designer collabs are you dying to see? McQueen gym clothes? Prada x Adidas? Tell us your ideas! [Fashion Indie] Keep reading »

First Female Designs For Nike Air Jordan

Annika HarrisSeptember 27, 2010 //

Vashtie Kola, a video director, artist, and style maven, had to keep a huge secret for a long time, but now the cat’s out of the bag: Kola, a self-proclaimed “Jordan rocking fool,” is the first woman to design a Nike Air Jordan for the ubiquitous brand. She had the female sneaker heads in mind as she designed the Ladies’ Air Jordan 2 Retro. Get the details on the design of the sneaker and see another photo of the slammin’ shoe after the jump. Keep reading »

Heavy Metal Nikes

Leonora EpsteinAugust 10, 2010 //

Artist Gabriel Dishaw creates Nikes out of circuit boards. We’d take 5-inch stilettos any day over these. [TrendLand] Keep reading »

Nike Confirms “My Butt Is Big” Ad Is A Fake

Jessica WakemanAugust 6, 2010 //

You called it, Jezebel. The “My butt is big” Nike ad the blogosphere has been buzzing about all week is actually a fake. Jezebel and AdAge.com, an advertising industry blog, checked with Nike and Nike’s agency, who confirmed it’s bootylicious, but it’s not real! Instead, it’s just a canny knock-off of Nike’s actual 2005 “My butt is big” ad campaign. I guess I should have been suspicious that the fake ad spelled the word “embassador” with an “e” instead of the more common spelling with an “a.”

[Jezebel]
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