COMME des GARÇONS' HOKA Sneaker Collab Is Extra Normal
2024 is making out to be another good year for COMME des GARÇONS sneaker collaborations. Following CdG HOMME's latest collab with Nike, a special HOKA shoe has come to light following COMME des GARÇONS' Paris Fashion Week presentations.
The HOKA sneaker collab is actually a team-up with BLACK COMME des GARÇONS, CdG's more affordable sub-label centered around stripped-down designs that riff on classic CdG shapes.
True to its name, BLACK CdG's pieces often come in black or white and only wear super simple graphics. BLACK COMME des GARÇONS' sneaker collabs follow much of the same formula, typically arriving as quiet takes (almost too quiet, sometimes).
For its HOKA sneaker collab, BLACK CdG tackles the HOKA TC 1.0 sneaker, delivered in — you guessed it – black.
Black CdG's HOKA shoe collab looks almost exactly like an existing all-black HOKA TC 1.0 shoe — the identical general release pair is on HOKA's website as we speak.
The sole difference is a couple gold hoops dangling from a lace eyelet. Otherwise, same old HOKA sneaker, new CdG logo on the insole.
Otherwise BLACK CdG's HOKA TC 1.0 sneakers wear all of the trainer's original details, including the striped mesh upper, stacked sole, and, presumably, the Vibram outsole.
Of course, BLACK COMME des GARÇONS retains the existing all-black colorway, as mentioned above.
The HOKA TC 1.0 makes sense for BLACK CdG. It's a frill-free black sneaker that aligns with BLACK CdG's "back to basics" design language and it's just enough left-of-center to be interesting. CdG BLACK didn't take on a popular model from HOKA's Bondi or Clifton lines, for instance.
Not that those sneakers wouldn't check CdG Black's color theme box, of course.
As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Instead, BLACK CdG throws in some new golden rings and a subtle logo, and calls it a day for a perfectly normal sneaker collab.
HOKA and COMME des GARÇONS fans seem excited about the shoe though, judging by the number of fire emojis in the comments of Instagram posts revealing the shoe from the COMME des GARÇONS Paris Fashion Week showroom. Those looking to cop can catch these sometime later this year.
