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Nike SB and Converse reveal 2024 USA skateboarding kit and footwear

  • 01 May 2024
Converse CONS team rider Alexis Sable posing in front of a rack of the USA skateboarding federation kit clothes.
Converse CONS team rider Alexis Sable posing in front of a rack of the USA skateboarding federation kit clothes.

What to know

  • Nike SB has unveiled skateboarding federation kits for the United States and Japan, as well as a unique kit designed for athletes across the globe.
  • Converse CONS team rider and former Olympian Alexis Sablone designed the kit graphics and trim packages, along with more than a dozen apparel pieces and two limited-edition skateboarding shoes.
  • The federation kit apparel will be available 18 July, and the footwear will be available 22 August.

Nike SB has partnered with Converse CONS team rider Alexis Sablone to design skateboarding federation kits for the United States and Japan, as well as a unique kit that represents everyone who rolls.

The collection also includes two limited-edition skateboarding footwear styles: a fresh take on Alexis's signature Converse CONS AS-1 Pro and a complementary Nike SB Dunk Low.

Anything but uniform, the 2024 federation kits are the creative collision of skateboarding's style, influence and inclusivity—fostering freedom of expression and personality to lead on and off the board.

"It never crossed my mind that I'd get to design federation kits. Then again, there was a point when I didn't even think skate would be an Olympic sport", says Alexis. "When I got the call to design the kits, I had a gut instinct that told me, 'Of course. I'm a designer and a skater, and I competed in the Olympics. Why not? Who gets a chance to do that?'"

Merging classic workwear pieces, the collections reimagine traditional sportswear with skateboarding insights, allowing athletes to choose from a deep range of options and aesthetics to best represent their personal style.

Drawing on Alexis's design acumen and decades engrained in skateboarding culture, the collections feature three key pieces tied to the greater story of sport and skateboarding: a bowler shirt, Parisian-inspired chore coat and relaxed-fit denim trousers.

"I knew I had to create enough of a range where there's a style for everyone, whether that was something louder and more graphic-heavy or something more subtle and subdued but still with some character", says Alexis.

The architect, multidisciplinary creator and former Olympian designed distinct crests for the USA and Japanese kits by combining the countries' iconography, colours and skateboarding spirit with her signature postmodern style.

The USA crest, for example, harks back to skateboarding's genesis on the sun-soaked streets of California by celebrating the free-form experimentation and improvisation that continue to shape the sport's culture today. Alexis juxtaposes timeless American symbols—a rose, an eagle, red and white stripes—with playful characters that evoke the synergy between skateboarding's impulse-driven energy and its expressive, jazz-like flow.

"Sometimes when you begin a design, coming up with a narrative is helpful", says Alexis. "For example, I thought about skateboarding's roots in the United States. What's that story? The crest is a simple way through graphic elements to express pride in a place".

Alexis also blends skateboarding and culture in another crest designed for athletes across the globe. The design features a pair of chameleons connected by a wavy illustration of Earth with four unique species of orchids in the centre—one of the most diverse and unpredictable plants on the planet.

A balance of boundless originality and colourful diversity, the crest represents the transcendence of skateboarding and the creative connectivity that binds skateboarders around the world. Alexis chose the colour-changing lizard, she says, "for the simple reason that skateboarders can look any number of ways".

She incorporated similar themes throughout the footwear collection, manifesting chameleons and their vibrant, unpredictable colour patterns in both footwear styles.

The Converse CONS AS-1 Pro and iconic Nike SB Dunk Low are bound by bumpy, reptilian textures and colour-changing, wear-away leather, as well as chameleon camo liners. In a touch distinct to the federation collection, the Swoosh on the Dunk Low is also fashioned to resemble a chameleon's characteristic curving tongue.

The Nike SB 2024 federation kits and apparel collection will be available 18 July at selected skate shops. The Converse CONS AS-1 Pro and Nike SB Dunk Low will be sold in an exclusive twin pack featuring both silhouettes from 22 August. Both styles will also go on sale individually on 29 August through SNKRS, on converse.com and in selected skate shops.

Details about the Japanese skateboarding federation kit will be available in the coming months.

Nike SB and Converse reveal 2024 USA skateboarding kit and footwear

Assets
Converse CONS team rider Alexis Sable holding two shoes in her hands, on the right the Converse AS-1 Pro in purple and on the left the Nike SB Dunk Low in oil green and desert moss.
Two pairs of shoes facing each other on an outdoor street. On the left, the Converse CONS AS-1 Pro in purple and on the right the Nike SB Dunk Low in oil green and desert moss.
Overhead view of the Nike SB Dunk Low in oil green and desert moss in a street outside.
Back view of the Nike SB Dunk Low in oil green and desert moss
Right side view of the Converse CONS AS-1 Pro in purple
Close up view of Alexis Sablone's hand holding the shirt of USA skateboarding federation kit featuring the crest.
Converse CONS team rider Alexis Sable posing in front of a rack of the USA skateboarding federation kit clothes.
Overhead view of seven pieces of clothing items from the skateboarding federation kits for the USA olympic team.
Nike SB team rider Korahn Gayle wears a hoodie from the USA skateboarding federation collection and holding a skateboard.
Overhead view of the USA tank top from the skateboarding federation kit
Overhead view of the USA short sleeve shirt from the skateboarding federation kit.
Rear view of the short sleeve button up bowler shirt form the USA skateboarding federation kit
Alexis Sablone holding a Nike SB lime green shirt that's part of the USA skateboarding federation kit.
Nike SB team rider Koran Gayle wearing the lime green long sleeve shirt from the skateboarding federation kit.
Overhead view of 7 clothing items from the skateboarding federation kits that feature a crest designed with a pair of chameleons connected by a wavy illustration of earth and centered with four unique species of orchids.
Rear view of the chameleon shirt that's part of the skateboarding federation kits.
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