LEBRON JAMES X JOHN ELLIOTT ICON COLLECTION

The;Nike LeBron James x John Elliott Icon Collection;taps into the basketball world from a different angle, offering a head-to-toe versatility and an earthy palette inspired by Elliott's childhood landscape. "I'm always trying to tell authentic stories that relate to my experiences," he says on the Nike website.;"For this season, I knew I wanted to show the ICON QS on the runway during New York Fashion Week for what was our 8th show. The story for our current season is rooted in the idea of a 'dream home,';which for my mom and our family was a coastal ranch house;in Northern California." There, where the sea meets the land, blanketed in fog, the atmosphere is strong, rugged, gorgeous. A feeling replicated in the color scheme where textures are elevated through single colors, morphing based on how the item;is worn. "It's really exciting, because you put a technical shoe through an earthy lens and;complete the look with the apparel too," says Elliott. "When I approach anything with Nike my goal is to create something that is timeless. The shoe, as a project, wasn't easy. It required a lot of trial and error, but it has helped us find a way to form something that brings basketball culture more fluidly into our overall style choices.";