Faux AiR

Holly Childs responds to her time in the Chrysalisseum AiR with the design of a fake-Nike themed body of work, examining the nature of authenticity and knock-off merchandising and its associations with sporting and rave culture.


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FAUX AiR MAX 2011
Nike LeBrons on South St Philadelphia $40
Bamboozled in 2011 on 1997 Foamposites
Ryder Ripps in green #foamposites
Shrine to shoes lost, Nike Air punctured
Getting the swoosh just right (Just Do It)
JUMPMAN + everything in the right place
A colorway that either has- or will- come out #havefaith
Crazy whole other trip over in @Europe
(says the kid selling hats on the corner Degraves + Flinders Lane)
How much would it cost me for you to agree to get:
'Just Do It' tattooed on your chest
Just before your Graduation/Formal/DebBall? Or the big rave
Would you let me shave a tick into your dog's fur? For $10?
Yr friend has Nike pills or Adidas trips (the old logo), which will you take?
If Nike + Eros sitting in a tree
Would all wars have turned empty?
Q. + tell me why would my Retro 6s squeak when I bounce?
A. Because I got them from a guy named 'Shady' from off an internet street corner NYC
Not "Stunting"
Just "Hoodwinked"