Saucony Originals Dips Into the Archive to Release Jazz 81

Marking 40 years of its most celebrated silhouette.

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Saucony Originals is celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of its best-loved silhouettes, the Jazz O’ sneaker. Honoring the shoe’s landmark, the footwear label has introduced the Jazz 81, which mixes the silhouette’s classic aesthetic with more premium materials and a whole host of new details.

With an upper made of high-quality mesh and premium suede inserts, the sneaker is finished with a navy blue and silver colorway. Additionally, Saucony has updated the sneaker’s contour lines and removed the “S” logo that appeared on the lateral side to give a more refined look. Other features include a PU insole, internal Strobel stitching and a moulded EVA midsole combined with air-injected rubber outsole.

While Saucony has only revealed the “Navy Blue/Silver” colorway in the above campaign, the Jazz 81 sneaker is also available in “Black/Silver” and “Gray/Silver.” Meanwhile, Saucony Originals is due to release a wide range of new colorways and designs in the near future.

The Saucony Originals Jazz 81 is available now from the brand’s web store.

In other footwear news, The North Face recently debuted its first carbon-plated trail shoe.

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