Maybe Edison Chen’s breakup with Nike wasn’t as amicable as it once seemed. The Oregon sportswear giant has filed a $126 million lawsuit against Chen in the California Central District Court, alleging breach of contract.
Edison Chen has been with adidas since October of 2023 and released his first collection with the Three Stripes in February of 2024. Prior to that, he dropped over thirty different Nike x CLOT sneakers over nearly two decades with the Swoosh, dating back to 2006. There’s little known about the lawsuit thus far, only the case number (2:25-cv-07447), cause (28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract), and demand ($126,615,000, per @SneakerLegal).
For what it’s worth, we haven’t seen any glaringly obvious Nike x CLOT designs referenced in Chen’s adidas releases thus far (save for things like CLOT branding). It’s worth noting that Nike’s lawsuit is filed against Chen personally, not his business entity (Juiced Los Angeles, LLC) or adidas for that matter. Needless to say, we’re curious to learn what this is all about. Stay tuned for any and all updates.
