The Salomon X-ALP Gets the Carhartt Touch

From to , the sneakerphere has seen its fair share ofover the years. Still, nothing seems more perfectly matched than a between and outdoor-turned-lifestyle specialists .

Enter the . In a lineage first introduced back in 2014, the upcoming model features an upper kitted almost entirely in black, with leather lace loops, a rubber mudguard and a faux wrap-around stripe. The collaborative flair hits hardest in the earthy duck camo patches across the collar, tongue and insoles, topped off with 'Carhartt' branding on the rear pull tabs.

Building on that spirit of unexpected yet perfectly matched projects, the Annecy-founded label have also been keeping busy in recent months thanks to the likes of Justin Saunders' and luxe fashion house , while their first collaboration with Carhartt WIP came in 2022 with the , positioned as a rival to 6-Inch model.

Carhartt WIP launched in 1994 under Edwin Faeh, turning the classic American workwear brand into a European street-ready label. In 2018, the division teamed up with , utilising this same duck camo print across the .

The Carhartt WIP x Salomon X-ALP is slated to hit shelves on December 18. Smash the link below on the day to cop.

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