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Nike & Tiffany & Co: The Controversial Collaboration That Is Buzzing Social Media

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Last updated: 2023/02/01 at 9:03 PM
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The most recent teaser for Nike and Tiffany & Co.’s forthcoming co-branded retail rollout has piqued the interest of social media users. The highly anticipated Nike x Tiffany & Co. Air Force 1 will be part of the companies’ inaugural collaboration, which will be unveiled on March 7, 2023. Celebrating the 40th birthday of the Air Force 1, this pair of shoes is made from high-quality black suede and has a swoosh in Tiffany Blue. The Nike x Tiffany & Co. Air Force 1 1837 will be accompanied by a limited-edition set of sterling silver accessories, including as a whistle, shoehorn, shoe brush, and dubrae.

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A teaser for the release, including a Tiffany blue shoe box with a Nike swoosh and the words “A Legendary Pair,” was shared on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook by both companies. Despite the post’s widespread popularity, several customers expressed doubt about the partnership, arguing that Tiffany & Co. does not share Nike’s values.

Industry professionals believe that the partnership is a signal that both brands are looking to reach new consumers and level up. According to Anson Shum, the Vice President of Marketing at retail brand SAUVEREIGN, “The brands are clearly sending out a message to challenge consumer perceptions and to unleash its limitless potential in the market. Both are iconic American labels and I see some sort of hidden adjacency there with their tagline ‘A Legendary Pair’”

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However, not everyone agrees that the collaboration is a good move for both brands. Robert Gaxiola, the Head of Creative, SEA and India at Ampverse, “In the last few years, we’ve seen so many luxury brands cave and dip into the street and sneaker market, perhaps this was Tiffany’s way in – or more so, just an elicit effort to keep people talking.” Adding further he said that the partnership was “not an obvious fit at all. “It is an instant collector’s item. Classic collaborations for Tiffany & Co. include a rare, co-signed Tiffany & Co. GMTmaster Rolex. But this Nike collaboration is quite a different beast, and I think that’s the point,”

CEO of Dragon Rouge Asia, Zayn Khan, added that “It feels more like a forced partnership to one-up Adidas than a genuine marriage of complements. Sometimes partnerships between perceived opposites work (for example Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama) – a sort of alchemy occurs where both brands gain fresh street creds and relevance. This one just feels like a Tinder date gone wrong.”

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Depending on how the partnership develops, it might be financially beneficial for both companies. Associate Director of Sanrio Global Gian Chan thinks that the partnership will assist expand Tiffany & Co.’s presence in the competitive sports industry, while also providing Nike with the opportunity to introduce the luxury market to its sports brand. Shares of Nike have virtually quadrupled in value over the past five years, and athleisure is likely the main cause, according to Ambrish Chaudhry, Managing Director of Superunion for Singapore, India, and Indonesia. This is what HE had to say, “Increasingly, Nike is taking on the tenor of a luxury brand. Calibrated scarcity with limited edition drops, much talked about partnerships, an almost reverential focus on iconic models of the past – all these strategies fit well in the best of luxury marketing playbooks”

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He further added, “The Tiffany collaboration – and let’s face it, it’s likely going to sell out in minutes – further cements the brand’s luxury credentials.”

Tiffany has been undergoing a massive brand makeover since the LVMH acquisition, “With Jay Z and Beyonce as endorsers and bold marketing campaigns, Tiffany is trying hard to prove that it is indeed not your mother’s Tiffany. This collaboration only further highlights that point. And it’s brought the brand back into the conversation again,” he said.

According to former head of marketing at Zenyum, Samson Fong, “It seems to me that it is a long-term strategy of Tiffany & Co, or maybe LVMH group as a whole, to pick the strongest from different fields to work with them. Moving from collaborations with traditional intellectual properties (IPs) to now super brand partners with the x-factor, delivering a refreshed product with extreme rarity while capturing the attention of fans of both brands, is a step up.”

In his view, this represents a shift away from conventional collaborations toward partnerships with mega brands that can provide something truly special to their respective fan bases. Fong thinks that the great demand for shoes and the rising trend of men seeking out luxury things for themselves is evidenced by the partnership with Nike.According to him “For Tiffany, I assume they are no longer viewed as just luxury items that men gift their partners, but also as something guys are craving for themselves. Beyond luxury, Tiffany is now also geared up to be the next top street brand and is hotly searched on Hypebeast or StockX,”

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