The Pace Of Space – Raf Simons (Runner) Collection In Orbit

Last year Raf Simons introduced (Runner), a new sportswear-influenced footwear line, coughing up a small solar system consisting of five models: SOLARIS, ANTEI, CYLON, ORION and 2001. The new updated S/S 2021 collection continues to challenge the status-quo of the sneaker silhouette as well as the adaptability of us earthlings.

When it comes to speed, which often is the case in the sneaker game, you have to put things into perspective. In a linear sense a runner might move faster than a tree. Yet the entity we call Space might beg to differ, or not give a shit as it has bigger things to tend to. By rotating, the earth's surface moves at a speed of 1650 km/h at the equator. Its orbital speed around the Sun is over 100,000 km/h, while our solar system cruises the Milky Way at approximately 720,000 km/h. The Milky Way in turn rushes the Universe at a speed of over 2,000,000 km/h, set on crashing into its neighboring Andromeda Galaxy, in a very distant future. Raf's intergalactic approach to sportswear makes sense.

Back on earth the latest Raf Simons (Runner) collection features new bold colorways and upgraded details, such as the familiar looking removable plate on the heel of the CYLON-21, new materials on the ANTEI and planetary embellishments added to the SOLARIS-21. The Raf Simons (Runner) venture continues where it left off, taking us deeper into space, at a steady pace.

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