Phaidon “Nike Better is Temporary” Book

Size chart

Clothing Size Conversion Chart
Category	US	EU	UK	Chest (in)	Waist (in)	Hips (in)
Men	XS	44	34	32-34	26-28	33-35
	S	46	36	34-36	28-30	35-37
	M	48	38	38-40	32-34	39-41
	L	50	40	42-44	36-38	43-45
	XL	52	42	46-48	40-42	47-49
Women	XS	32	6	31-32	24-25	33-34
	S	34	8	33-34	26-27	35-36
	M	36	10	35-36	28-29	37-38
	L	38-40	12-14	37-39	30-32	39-41
	XL	42	16	40-42	33-35	42-44
Youth	XS	128	7	26-28	23-24	26-28
	S	134	8	28-30	24-25	28-30
	M	140	10	30-32	25-26	30-32
	L	146	12	32-34	26-27	32-34
	XL	152	14	34-36	27-28	34-36

Pants Size Conversion Chart
Category	US	EU	UK	Waist (in)	Hip (in)	Inseam (in)
Men	28	44	28	28	34	30
	30	46	30	30	36	31
	32	48	32	32	38	32
	34	50	34	34	40	33
	36	52	36	36	42	34
Women	0	32	4	24	34	30
	2	34	6	25	35	30
	4	36	8	26	36	31
	6	38	10	27	38	32
	8	40	12	28	40	32

Shoes Size Conversion Chart
Category	US	EU	UK	Foot Length (in)
Men	6	39	5.5	9.25
	7	40	6.5	9.625
	8	41	7.5	10
	9	42	8.5	10.25
	10	43	9.5	10.625
	11	44	10.5	11
	12	45	11.5	11.25
	13	46	12.5	11.625
Women	5	35	2.5	8.5
	6	36	3.5	8.875
	7	37	4.5	9.25
	8	38	5.5	9.625
	9	39	6.5	10
	10	40	7.5	10.25
	11	41	8.5	10.625
	12	42	9.5	11
M (Unisex)	5	37	4.5	8.75
	6	38	5.5	9
	7	39	6.5	9.5
	8	40	7.5	10
	9	41	8.5	10.25
	10	42	9.5	10.625
	11	43	10.5	11
	12	44	11.5	11.25

Description

At Nike, the desire to be the best is a journey, not a destination – better is always temporary.

Phaidon commemorates the company’s influence with Nike: Better is Temporary, a landmark publication that charts Nike’s transformation from rebellious upstart to global phenomenon.

This immersive visual survey offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes exploration into Nike’s ethos-driven design formula, placing industry-defining innovations and globally recognized products alongside previously unpublished designs, prototypes, insider stories, and more.

Beginning with “Breaking2,” an introduction detailing Nike’s 2017 attempt to facilitate a sub-two-hour marathon, the book lays out in five thematic chapters Nike’s focus on performance, brand expression, collaboration, inclusive design, and sustainability.

The book’s extraordinary design also nods to its contents. The striking cover features overlapping silkscreened layers of Nike’s proprietary Volt yellow and Hyperpunch pink colors overlaying an image of world-champion marathoner Eliud Kipchoge printed in a half-tone dot pattern. The book’s spine, visible through the clear jacket, showcases a series of colored tabs that extend from its interior pages and which are referenced in the book’s bonus chapter, “Crafting Color.”

Combining 500 color illustrations with stories, insights, knowledge, passion, and history shared by Nike’s remarkable team, Nike: Better is Temporary will serve as a manual of innovation and inspiration for generations to come.

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