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Own a pair of Nikes? This is why

Own a pair of Nikes? This is why

After half a century, Nike’s story is one of sports and marketing. But even more, it’s a story about how we construct the myths of ourselves.

Vanessa Friedman

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For its 50th anniversary this year, Nike could have done a lot of things.

It could have done what many fashion brands do and had a series of enormous parties in multiple capitals around the world featuring special guests such as LeBron James, Billie Eilish, Naomi Osaka and Travis Scott, all of whom work with Nike.

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