Random Identities and Li-Ning's Aurora 2020 Silhouette Includes Built-In LED System
Inspired by Berlin’s cycling and underground club scenes.
Li-Ning and Stefano Pilati’s Random Identities recently announced their footwear collaboration, which includes both all-black and an all-brown versions of Li-Ning’s Aurora 2020 silhouette.
The all black version of the shoe was previewed during Li-Ning’s Spring/Summer 2020 runway show, however the Aurora silhouette initially debuted in 2004, when it was only available to athlete’s competing in the Athens Olympic Games. Fifteen years later, Pilati has added his own take on the shoe, drawing inspirations from the cycling and the underground club communities in his home city of Berlin.
To bring his vision to life, Pilati ended up recasting the shoe to turn it into a low-top trail boot. He also combined elements from both cultures through the addition of a built-in LED light system that shows through a light on the tongue. The battery-operated lighting offers three different speeds, including strobe. The system’s different functions reference Berlin’s wild club scene, along with the headlights and reflective gear used by cyclists at night. The silhouette is topped of with a sturdy outsole, other reflective details and a bungee-cord lacing system.
The all-black Aurora 2020 and all-brown Aurora 2020 will be available beginning January 17 for $250 USD at select retailers like Dover Street Market and SSENSE.
Elsewhere in footwear, ASICS has unveiled a blacked-out GEL-FujiTrabuco 8 GTX.
