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Nike Sportswear presents the Nike Tech Fleece Collection

Thursday 29 August 2013, 1:50PM

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Nike Sportswear presents the Nike Tech Fleece Collection
Nike Sportswear presents the Nike Tech Fleece Collection Credit: Nike

NIKE SPORTSWEAR is excited to launch the highly-anticipated ‘Tech Fleece’ collection – featuring new innovations that uses technical fleece to create garments that are lightweight and breathable, yet create warmth.  

Underscoring its commitment to innovation for life, Nike applies a performance approach to lifestyle design that paves the way for a modern interpretation of a classic sport fabric: fleece. Every detail of
traditional sport silhouettes is reinvented to remove the bulk of fleece and create a lightweight and
streamlined collection. The FAHO13 Nike Tech Fleece Collection represents the next generation of
classic sport apparel.

Evolving the fit, feel, and function of Nike’s most iconic sportswear silhouettes, Nike Tech Fleece fabric
offers the ultimate in lightweight warmth that responds to the natural motion of the wearer. Plush foam
placed between layers of cotton jersey creates a tri-layer fabric that provides the ultimate in comfort
and warmth when needed. The smooth jersey facing gives the garments a modern, streamlined look
both inside and out, while the inner foam enhances the fleece’s functionality. It is lighter, warmer, more
breathable than its predecessors, and looks as good as it performs.

To highlight the groundbreaking fabric, each style was stripped down to its essential elements and
rebuilt from the inside out. Arms were articulated for enhanced mobility while restructuring slimmed
the silhouettes and reduced overall topstitching and seaming. Additionally, traditional ribbed cuffs were
replaced by black elastic micro binding for a snug, ergonomic fit and updated appearance that
complements bold black zippers and a traditional grey palette.

The Nike Tech Fleece Hoody is updated with a seam-bound—instead of stitched—kangaroo pocket for a
clean appearance, enhanced access, and more spacious storage. The left chest features a zip pocket
suggestive of the Nike Destroyer jacket, but even bolder with a bonded zipper and two internal media
pockets for digital devices, phones, and more—all the elements of modern life on the streets.
Pushing the classic hoody into the future and specially crafted for women, the Nike Tech Fleece
Hoody/Funnel Neck
and Nike Tech Fleece Cape introduce a slightly thinner fleece for enhanced drape.
Boasting an oversized funnel neck that can be worn as a hoody or cowl, the Nike Tech Fleece
Hoody/Funnel Neck presents a toggle at the neck, side zip pockets, a bound hem, and thumbholes at
the cuffs. The Nike Tech Fleece Cape pushes the shape even further by combining the same detailing
with an off-center zip and unconventional line that includes an exaggerated dropped back hem with a
zippered vent. The women’s Nike Tech Fleece Pants offer a classic bottom featuring an elastic waist and
cuffs, with zippers at the hem for easy on and off over shoes. The men’s Nike Tech Fleece Cuff Pants
provide the same easy fit along with a draw cord waistband, open side pockets, and inset construction
for enhanced knee articulation.

It’s everyday sportswear made innovative for everyday life. It’s the modern look of sport.