Nike and the Virgil Abloh Archive have released a Women’s Polo under the ongoing Virgil Abloh Archive initiative, a program dedicated to preserving and extending the late designer’s creative legacy across multiple product categories. The piece carries style code IM3986-100 and represents the archive’s continued push to keep Abloh’s design vision available to consumers beyond footwear alone.
Nike needs little introduction in the world of sneakers and sportswear. Founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and rebranded as Nike in 1971, the brand has spent decades sitting at the center of athletic and cultural conversation, producing some of the most recognized silhouettes in sneaker history. Its collaborations with designers, artists, and athletes have shaped the way consumers think about sportswear as a whole.
Virgil Abloh was a designer, architect, and creative director whose work touched fashion, music, and art simultaneously. He served as the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear line and founded the label Off-White, building a body of work that consistently pulled from streetwear, high fashion, and conceptual art at the same time. His relationship with Nike produced some of the most discussed sneaker collaborations of the past decade, reworking classic silhouettes with deconstructed details, exposed materials, quotation marks, and text that challenged how people read and wore familiar shoes. Abloh passed away in November 2021, and the Virgil Abloh Archive initiative was established to honor and continue making his work accessible to the people who followed it.
While this polo is an apparel piece, it sits within the same archive framework that has produced footwear and accessories rooted in Abloh’s approach to blending athletic function with elevated design thinking. The style code IM3986-100 anchors this release within that broader catalog, and the piece reflects the collaborative ethos that defined his years working with Nike. It is a direct extension of the same creative conversation, just expressed through clothing rather than a midsole.
The Virgil Abloh Archive x Nike Women’s Polo, style code IM3986-100, is available now. Check Nike.com and authorized Nike retailers for current availability. If this release has your attention, it is worth exploring the broader Virgil Abloh Archive footwear lineup to see more of the work that defined his collaboration with the brand.
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