Apologies to Your Bank Account, but You Need All of These Rainbow Pride Month Nikes
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Nike's best — and latest — styles have been made over in magical rainbow colorways for Pride Month. The brand is making a bold statement with BETRUE, a campaign that shows the Nike team is "standing together against bigotry and any form of discrimination."
Not only is the message powerful, but the shoes are ridiculously covetable. Like, so good that every month will be Pride Month according to your feet.
"The BETRUE collection seeks to empower all athletes by supporting initiatives to end discrimination in sport," Nike says on its website. "Since 2012 in the U.S., Nike has provided approximately $2.5 million in financial and in-kind support to LGBTQ causes. Nike remains true to its core belief that diversity and inclusion in sport make the world a better place for all."
Check out the VaporMax, Pegasus, Flyknit Racer, and Cortez (seriously, we meant it when we said best styles) all decked out in their rainbow best for Pride.
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NikeLab Air VaporMax Flyknit BETRUE
The latest and greatest addition to the Nike lineup gets a Pride-ready makeover. The VaporMax has been on every sneakerhead's radar since its highly anticipated release last Spring. This deep violet iteration with a "first-ever rainbow-colored VaporMax Air unit" makes these extra wish-list-worthy.
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NikeLab Air VaporMax Flyknit BETRUE
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Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34 BETRUE
If you've been eagerly awaiting the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34 (Nike launches a new and improved Pegsus around this time every year), then you'll definitely want to get your hands on the BETRUE version, which "draws inspiration from unicorns with a platinum upper, pink Flywire technology, a multicolor midsole and outsole and pearlized, reflective accents, including a white aurora Swoosh design."
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Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34 BETRUE
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Nike Flyknit Racer BETRUE
One of the most coveted Nikes for sneaker-lovers is the Flyknit racer (we've even met ultramarathoners who wear this as their go-to shoe!). The BETRUE version used "vacuum-printed sublimation to achieve maximum brightness and a smooth, HD gradient" rainbow swoosh — how cool is that?
Nike Flyknit Racer BETRUE ($160)
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Nike Flyknit Racer BETRUE
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Nike Classic Cortez BETRUE
In this classic Nike street-ready style, "designers imagined a rainbow flag draping over the shoe to mirror the idea of a person wearing one." On the top, you'll see a "six-color rainbow ribbon," which "spans the length of each shoe's tongue." Chic AND woke. "Underneath, the left shoe's tongue is pink tint, and the right shoe's is blue tint."
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Nike Classic Cortez BETRUE
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