What Is The 'Nike Elite Zipper Trend' And Why Are People Stealing The Zippers? The Latest TikTok Trend Explained

Right now, TikTokers are going viral on the platform for either showing the Nike Elite Zippers they've stolen from people or the victims are tragically showing their Nike Elite backpacks without the customs zippers and asking the trend to be stopped.

Let's investigate how this trend of people taking the zippers of Nike Elite Backpacks started and what some netizens are doing to prevent their zippers from being stolen.

What Is The 'Nike Elite Zipper Trend'?

To sum up, kids found a new obsession to hyperfocus on, which is stealing other people's bag zippers. But not just any, it has to be a Nike Elite backpack zipper. No one knows exactly who started this trend, but TikToker @kyrieirvingishimm uploaded one of the earliest viral mentions of the Nike Elite zipper trend, showing a picture of several Nike bag zippers that he allegedly stole from his friends, captioning "I'm from NYC. Do not leave your Nike Elite lacking around me."

How Did The 'Nike Elite Zipper Trend' Went Viral On TikTok?

It took less than a week for the trend to blow up with kids and teenagers from all over the world, adding hype around those who carry Nike Elite bags but a dreadful feeling of possible "danger" that even your closest friend might try to steal the backpack's zippers.

The viral videos of the Nike Elite zipper trend are divided into two groups, those who are stealing the zippers and those desperate that people are targeting their favorite bag. For instance, on September 18th, 2024, TikTok user @moric2rur posted a video of his Nike Elite backpack without the zippers accompanied by an audio of a man crying.

TikToker @datadaduu posted on September 17th, 2024, his growth accumulating other people's zippers and even added the caption "watch yo zippers."

TikTok user @layton.baumal posted in the same week a video of him going the extra mile to protect his bag by adding superglue to his Nike Elite zippers.

For the full history of Nike Elite Zipper Trend, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry for even more information.