For the US Nike chose none other than Mr. Cartoon to collaborate on the team kit.

Calling himself “Mister Cartoon,” this Los Angeles street art legend has had a strong relationship with Nike for many years. His detailed black and white drawings, inspired by prison tattoos, are highly sought after in the music world and beyond. When presented with this project, Cartoon jumped at the opportunity to work on a uniform that would represent the country he loves. His eagle mascot is tough as nails, with a halo of stars and a look in his eye that says, “Don’t mess with the U.S.” On the crest, “USA” is written in Cartoon’s modified version of old English and scrolls remind wearers of the visual language of tattoos art.

Next to the apparel that comes with the team kit, Mr. Cartoon also worked on some sneakers, including the Air Zoom Tiempo, that you see here above.

Detailed images of the Nike Sportswear x Mr. Cartoon USA Team Kit follow after the jump.

Nike certainly managed to pick out the best of the bunch in their football centric collaboration series. Not only did they work with James Jarvis and Delta, on the France Team Kit they got together with So Me.

So Me, nee Bertrand De Langeron, is an acclaimed illustrator as well as the art director of Ed Banger records, one of the world’s most cutting – edge labels. Since 2003, his album art and music videos have come to embody the eclectic world of Ed Rec, adding complimentary visuals to their innovative sounds. His contributions to the France kit exhibit his pop art sensibility and tongue-in-cheek style. The colorful mascot and crest feature a simple character that’s a parody of the stereotypical Frenchman – complete with a tilted beret and manicured moustache. The pattern lining the hoodie on the AW77 is a brick-like repeat in vibrating red, blue and black and the hand-written font features rounded edges, adding to the kit’s playful vibe.

Just like the other team kits, this one also consists of apparel, as well as the Air Rejuven8 Mid, Dunk High AC and the Air Max BW Gen II.

Check out the footwear and apparel by Nike Sportswear, featuring the graphics of So Me after the jump.

Next up in the Nike Sportswear collaboration series for the upcoming soccer worldcup is a the Netherland Team Kit. They worked with iconic graffiti artist Delta on the kit.

Graffiti artist Delta, aka Boris Tellegen, has created a geometric world with his art that is a colorful reflection of the constructivist movement that brings to mind both block-like cities as well as pixelized digital environments. A rabid football fan, he was especially excited to play with the colorways on The Netherlands’ new kits. His artwork for the assortment is an extension of his blocky visual language: The boxy mascot is a simple-yet-dynamic running man, the crest is a cubic puzzle of numbers, and the font is unlike anything before it – heavy as concrete, but somehow agile through its italicized forwardlean.

The Nike Sportswear x Delta Netherlands Team Kit includes the AW77 hoodie, polo shirts, the Air Max BW Gen II, Air LunarLite Rejuven8 Mid and Dunk High AC.

Detailed images follow after the jump.

In the previous post we presented the England Team Kit designed by James Jarvis. The Brazil Kit comes as a collaboration by Nike Sportswear with local artist Nunca.

Inspired by Incan symbolism and a primitive style of graffiti called “Pixação,” Sao Paolo street artist Nunca crafted a unique Brazilian kit that connects the people of the favelas to the sport they hold dear. Five stars within the otherworldly, eye-like crest symbolize Brazil’s five championship wins, and Nunca’s hieroglyphic handwriting and pattern (lining the hoodie) connects the kit to the ancients in a modern way.

The Brazil Team Kit includes polo shirts, the AW77 hoodie, the Nike Air LunarLite Rejuven8 Mid, a Dunk Hi AC and more.

Detailed images of the Nike Sportswear x Nunca Brazil Team Kit follow after the jump.

We present to you six Collaborations spawned from Nike Sportswear’s desire to celebrate the beautiful game of football in a way that connects to the national team fans who dwell at the intersection of sports and culture. In 2006, Nike collaborated with a group of artists to curate and design environments and spaces that represented their countries, but there was no product connection to this partnerships. This year, Nike worked with established and emerging artists from six countries to create alternative National Team Kits that flip the script on the classic football kit.

Each collaboration includes N98 Track Jacket, AW 77 hoodie, kit tee, polo shirt and short for both men and women; then tee for men and tank for women.

Each kit includes a selection of Nike Sportswear footwear coordinated with the apparel. In addition to a team-color customized Nike LunarLite Rejuven8 Mid and Air Max BW Gen II, additional silhouettes such as Air Zoom Tiempo, Dunk High AC, Air Footscape Freemotion and Nike LunarLite Chukka Woven have been selected to provide plenty of options to express team pride.

While British graphic artist James Jarvis is best known for his playful illustrations and contributions to the designer toy phenomenon, he takes his sports seriously. At first glance, his interpretation of the England crest stays true to the national archetype, but up close the designs are all Jarvis: his heraldic lion flashing a trademark googly-eyed grin. Jarvis drew from medieval woodblock prints for inspiration, and the “10” on the chest is traditionally reserved for the most beautiful players of the game.

The Nike Sportswear x James Jarvis England Kit includes the Air Zoom Tiempo, Air Footscape Freemotion and the Air LunarLite Rejuven8 Mid. Furthermore the mascot designed by the artist appears on team polos and the AW77 hoodie.

Detailed images of the all product from the Nike Sportswear x James Jarvis Collaboration follow after the jump.

First introduced in 1975 as a predecessor to the Cross Trainer, the Nike All Court has since proven itself to be an all-around shoe. First released with a canvas upper in white and light blue, this original version of the All Court has become a sport classic by way of various courts of play. It’s a basketball shoe, a tennis shoe, a squash shoe, a handball and racquetball shoe that has ultimately been taken by the street to become a lifestyle shoe.

The simple and timeless look of the All Court has attracted such design partners as Hiroshi and APC, who chose to reinterpret the All Court to only later become two of the most coveted collaboration projects released last year.

In 2010 the All Court Leather comes in a mid version. It comes with premium leather uppers, perforated Swoosh and a clean white vulcanized outer sole. It will be available soon in black, purple and green.

Another look at the Nike Sportswear All Court Leather Mid follows after the jump.

Nike Sportswear has partnered with Beams T on a series of t-shirts. The first one to release is the “I Like” t-shirt, which features the slogan right above the classic Nike Swoosh. The t-shirt will release at the Beams T Harajuku store along with a special exhibition on February 19th. More on this special project hopefully soon!

Later this month a special Nike Sportswear Store by Head Porter Plus will be opening its doors. The store will release special product, such as the HTM2 Runboot that we showed you earlier today. Limited to 1 year, the store will host special releases and events, especially around the world cup. The store will open its doors on February 20th.

NSW Store by Head Porter Plus
HP Annex
Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 4-27-6-1F
P: 03.5772.8540

First product from the Nike Sportswear Spring/Summer 2010 Collection has been released. The drop includes the Reversible Team Jacket, the N98 Gore Windstopper Jacket, a logo t-shirts, Sportsman pants, as well as a backpack and a messenger bag, both coming in silver/red colorways. The Team Jacket is our personal favorite, coming with some great details and in a fantastic light beige colorway. The new product is now available in the honeyee online store.

Detailed images of all new Nike Sportswear Spring/Summer 2010 goods follow after the jump.

Nike Sportswear’s DESTROYER Varsity Jacket campaign makes it’s next stop in London. You already know the deal: classic letterman silhouette, tech materials and construction (with the tell-tale laser-cut, waterproof, bonded zipper), limited release. Following the NYC group, Dazed pulled together a London team. “A group that reflects the attitude and irreverence of London now. 8 individuals who in their own diverse fields (sport, music, art, fashion) are pushing boundaries with an unmistakably “London Attitude”.” Visit Dazed for a discussion with each individual involved.

The London edition of the Nike Sportswear Destroyer jacket will be available at the Nike 1948 store and Selfridges on February 8th, 2010.

Hit the jump for more looks at the Nike Sportswear London Destroyer Varsity Jacket.