HANON x Mizuno Contender

Release date:

Article to be found on:

In November 2021, the Scottish shop HANON teased a special Mizuno Contender during the presentation of the clothing collection designed in collaboration with the equipment manufacturer MIZUNO and NAGOYA GRAMPUS, a soccer club of the J-League (Japan Professional Football League). After a year and a half of waiting, this exclusive pair gets a release date.

The iconic 90’s sneaker features a look that pays homage to the city of Nagoya and Scotland.

It’s inspired by the ‘Grampus dolphin’, which is an important symbol of the Japanese city, and the sandpiper, also known as Risso’s dolphin, which can be seen off the coast of Scotland and has a distinctive grey body characterized by its unique « striped » markings that appear over time.

The Contender collaborative consists of a shiny silver mesh upper contrasted by teal premium suede overlays and a grey overlay surrounding the foot with a striped pattern that evokes the uniqueness of the Risso dolphin. This upscale, refined design is complemented by a pearlescent water green leather side logo Run Bird and a teal grained leather tongue and heel. The pair features branding details from both brands : the HANON Flame logo is embroidered in white on one side of the tongue and the Mizuno logo on the other. These logos are also placed on the heel and the co-branding adorns the grey insole with the famous ‘sandpiper’ stripe pattern. The whole is based on a thick and comfortable white midsole, coupled with a black rubber outsole.

This collaborative version comes in a custom box with branded tissue paper and with 3 sets of laces (teal, light grey and white) to ensure a harmonious design.

The HANON x Mizuno Contender will be released on February 4, 2023 via an open raffle from January 26 to February 3, 2023 on the Scottish store launches.hanon-shop.com. The price is set at $149 (£120) and sizes ranging from US 4.5 to US 12. Let’s go !

Article written by:

Partners offers

Partager :

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
LinkedIn

À DÉCOUVRIR

Sneakers news directly by email

En Français 🇫🇷

In English 🇺🇸/🇬🇧