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Nike

$$menswear
StyleAthleisure / SportswearStreetwearGorpcore / Outdoor
Known forSneakersRunningGymwear / activewear
Origin · Beaverton, United StatesMade in · AsiaFounded · 1964

Nike is a publicly traded American sportswear company founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman, renamed Nike in 1971 and headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. It makes performance and lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories, with Air Force 1, Air Max, Dunk and Pegasus as core franchises, plus the Jordan and Converse labels. CEO Elliott Hill, appointed October 2024, is running a "Sport Offense" reset that reorganised staff into sport-specific teams; Nike sold its RTFKT digital unit in December 2025.

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How Nike fits
CategoryRunsShapeLengthSize adviceConfidence
Hoodies & sweatshirtsslightly smallTech Fleece is trim and shaped through the chest and sleeves; Club fleece is a fuller, more relaxed cutregular, with Tech Fleece often called short in the body and sleevesMost people size up one in Tech Fleece; Club and standard fleece hoodies can be bought true to size.high
Trousers & pantstrue to sizejoggers and Tech Fleece pants are tapered and fairly close through the thigh; woven/training pants are more relaxedregular, though joggers can sit short on taller wearersTake your usual waist size, but size up if you dislike a snug thigh or need extra inseam length.medium
Jacketsslightly smallathletic cut with a trim chest and shoulders on windrunners and training shells; puffers and Sportswear outerwear are roomierregular to slightly croppedSize up if you plan to layer a hoodie underneath, otherwise true to size works for a close athletic fit.medium
T-shirts & graphic teesmixedDri-FIT and performance tees are slim and body-skimming; Sportswear cotton tees are regular to slightly relaxedregular, sometimes reported as a touch short on the torsoGo true to size in cotton Sportswear tees, but size up if you want a Dri-FIT tee to skim rather than cling.high
Does Nike run big or small?

Nike varies by piece. Size up one for Tech Fleece, slim Dri-FIT layers and anything you'll layer under; stay true to size in standard Sportswear and Club fleece. Nike sizing is broadly true to size on its everyday Sportswear line, but the athletic/performance and Tech Fleece cuts are commonly described as snug, so shoppers often size up depending on which sub-line they're buying.

How does Nike fit?

Nike sizing is broadly true to size on its everyday Sportswear line, but the athletic/performance and Tech Fleece cuts are commonly described as snug, so shoppers often size up depending on which sub-line they're buying. Overall shape: varies by line — performance pieces are athletic and body-skimming, Sportswear/Club pieces are relaxed to boxy.

How do Nike hoodies & sweatshirts fit?

Nike hoodies & sweatshirts fits slightly small. Most people size up one in Tech Fleece; Club and standard fleece hoodies can be bought true to size. Shape: Tech Fleece is trim and shaped through the chest and sleeves; Club fleece is a fuller, more relaxed cut.

How do Nike trousers & pants fit?

Nike trousers & pants fits true to size. Take your usual waist size, but size up if you dislike a snug thigh or need extra inseam length. Shape: joggers and Tech Fleece pants are tapered and fairly close through the thigh; woven/training pants are more relaxed.

How do Nike jackets fit?

Nike jackets fits slightly small. Size up if you plan to layer a hoodie underneath, otherwise true to size works for a close athletic fit. Shape: athletic cut with a trim chest and shoulders on windrunners and training shells; puffers and Sportswear outerwear are roomier.

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