Nike’s first foray into athletic outerwear debuted in 1979, with the Nike Windrunner. Representing the company’s timeless design mandate to harmonize form, function and emotion, the jacket solved a simple, yet unanswered runner demand: non-inhibiting protection against the elements. Just three years later, Stone Island was founded in Italy, defined by a similar drive to innovate. Challenging material and textile norms, by pairing military and workwear inspirations with innovative fabric treatments and dying techniques, it introduced wonderfully nuanced, technical jackets for everyday life. The ensuing decades saw both companies emerge as leaders in their respective fields.