HOKA ONE ONE has announced its latest collaboration with Engineered Garments, the American- and Japanese-inspired street fashion label. The latest and fourth collaboration sees HOKA create a special edition Bondi L shoe.
The all-gender style will be available at on HOKA’s website, and selected retail partners on 19th August 2021.
‘The exclusive collab features an all-new take on the Bondi L, a lifestyle-focused riff on the HOKA’s original maximal-cushion road shoe featuring a leather upper.’
Inspired by the concept of a ‘formal running shoe’, the limited new Engineered Garments design features a Meta-Rocker for a smooth ride through each step.
“For this design, I wanted to merge some of the staple elements of past Engineered Garments’ shoe and boot collaborations into a sneaker,” Said Daiki Suzuki, Founder and Creative Director of Engineered Garments.
“With the functionality and comfort of the Bondi L, I found it to be an open canvas and the perfect silhouette for this project.
“I enjoyed the idea of utilizing prints like leopard and crocodile and adding texture by materializing them with calf hair and suede. These combinations are seen in some of our previous collaborations, now in a stylish performance-driven sneaker.”
Gretchen Weimer, Vice President of Product at HOKA ONE ONE, said “Like HOKA, Engineered Garments is a brand unbound by the constraints of what others have done before it. Our fourth collaboration with them showcases yet again the intersection of performance and fashion, and the brilliance that can result when the cutting edge of both those worlds come together to build something unique.”
The All-Gender HOKA x EG Bondi L is available in four colourways: Black Cow Hair, Simply Taupe Cow Hair, Sand Leopard Print, and Brown Croc Print. The shoe retails for £170.
