Nike FlyWeb Bra: Printed Support for a Body in Motion

There’s been a shift happening quietly behind the scenes at Nike. One that doesn’t just reimagine how product is made—but why.

Enter the Nike FlyWeb Bra. A single, 3D-printed structure. No layers. No seams. No stitching. Just engineered support where the body needs it—and nothing where it doesn’t.

It’s not just a bra. It’s a mindset shift: from compression to collaboration.

Kipyegon’s bespoke bra is made of a computationally designed and 3D-printed TPU material.

Starting From Zero, Not From Tradition

Most performance garments start from the same base: fabric rolls, stitching patterns, and templates adapted over time. FlyWeb didn’t.

Nike asked a more foundational question: What if support wasn’t built onto the body, but built for it—from the ground up?

The result? A single-sheet TPU material, 3D printed with precision using computational design. Every millimeter is tuned—open lattice zones for breathability, dense structures where support is needed, and absolutely no unnecessary weight or restriction.

This is how you design with the body instead of around it.

Built on Movement, Validated by Experience

FlyWeb wasn’t built to sit on a hanger. It was built to perform—on real bodies, in real motion.

Nike tested it in one of the highest-performance environments imaginable: Faith Kipyegon’s Breaking4 mile attempt.

Her version was custom-printed for her form, her stride, her breath. Designed to disappear on the body—but stay locked in where it matters.

What emerged was something different:

“It feels like nothing,” one athlete said, “but it still holds everything.”

That balance—that paradox—is what makes FlyWeb different. It’s not just comfortable. It’s alive with purpose.

Faith began testing the FlyWeb Bra this spring and told the Nike team "I’ve never worn something like this in my life. I love it."

Why This Matters

This isn’t about 3D printing for novelty. It’s about intention.

• No wasteful layering

• No overdesigned support systems

• No relying on outdated compression logic

Instead, FlyWeb opens a new path: one where the material is the structure, and the structure is a reflection of human movement.

This is not how bras have been made. And that’s exactly the point.

What It Signals for the Future

FlyWeb is the first of its kind, but it’s not the last.

This move opens the door to:

• Digitally personalized garments

• On-demand, body-specific printing

• Apparel built from biomechanics and personalized data driven products, not guesswork

It also hints at something deeper: a return to designing around the actual body—the bones, fascia, breath, and skin—not just the aesthetic of “performance.”

Nike’s already used 3D printing in footwear. Now they’re bringing that same control and freedom to the human frame.

Final Thoughts

The FlyWeb Bra isn’t just a breakthrough in supportwear—it’s a case study in what happens when you treat the body as a collaborator, not a constraint.

And if this is how Nike sees the future of apparel? Its only just getting started.