Nike Skims: The Standalone Brand Announced in February 2025

Nike Skims is not a one-season collaboration. Nike and Skims announced the partnership in February 2025 and launched the first collection that September, built as a standalone brand rather than a limited drop. Skims itself started in 2019, co-founded by Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede on the idea that shapewear should actually fit the body wearing it, and that same fit-first thinking runs through everything here. The Nike Skims Straight Neck Bra and the Nike Skims 26-Inch Leggings are the pieces that decide whether the rest of an outfit feels secure or becomes something to keep adjusting mid-workout.

I would start there before touching a jacket or a short. The Nike Skims Ribbed Seamless leggings trade the compression fit for something softer, and the Nike tech-jersey jacket is the layer worth adding once the base underneath already works. Judge each piece by the movement it allows, not the color it comes in.

My take on Nike Skims is to buy it in the order I would actually reach for it, not as a matching set. If a workout starts with a bra and leggings, those pieces deserve the fitting room test first: bend, sit, reach overhead, and notice whether the fit feels supportive or just tight. A jacket like the tech-jersey or the Cropped Track Jacket only earns a spot if it solves a real layering problem, and a pair of shorts should already have a job in the week before it joins the drawer. The strongest idea behind this brand is that technical design and body-conscious fit do not have to live on separate racks. Keep the piece that makes movement feel less fussy. Skip the rest unless it earns a second wear.