Mizuno and Graphpaper Collaborate on Fourth Installment: The "Mountain View"
Based on the latest version of Mizuno’s WAVE PROPHECY β2 lifestyle sneaker.
Graphpaper, a Japan-based fashion brand first founded as a boutique in 2015 by Takayuki Minami, is teaming up with sportswear brand Mizuno for a fourth collaborative sneaker.
This fourth installment, dubbed “Mountain View,” is executed using Mizuno’s WAVE PROPHECY β2 lifestyle sneaker. Inspiration for the pair is said to be drawn from the late 1990s and early 2000s, a time when outdoor brands were beginning to make their mark in the world of fashion.
More specifically, the pair observes a time when design was focused on implementing utility and functionality into pieces to meet the needs of an urban lifestyle.
The “Mountain View” uses dark blue hues and accents of purple and white, colors that tie directly into Graphpaper’s latest apparel season.
As for the construction of the shoe, its upper is made of high-quality materials, like pigskin nubuck. Other notable design considerations include the removal of Mizuno’s logo in an effort to pursue minimalism.
Priced at ¥38,500 YEN or roughly $257 USD, the Mizuno x Graphpaper “Mountain View” WAVE PROPHECY β2 is set to be released on October 21, via Graphpaper’s retail locations in Tokyo, Aoyama and Kyoto, Japan.
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