STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In an attempt to “disrupt the global fitness and activewear industry … in service of all women athletes,” Nike has announced the release of NikeSKIMS -- a new collaboration with reality star Kim Kardashian.

Tuesday’s announcement of the new brand created in partnership by sports giant Nike and lifestyle company Skims generated $6.1 million in media impact value, according to Launchmetrics. MIV is a proprietary metric that assigns an actual monetary value to marketing strategies across print,