Onitsuka Tiger has consistently dominated the streetwear scene with worthwhile designs that transcend fads. Its range of sandals — from the OHBORI STRAP, DENTIGRE STRAP to the REBILAC SANDAL — best anchors this belief as it becomes a comprehensive footwear for all to enjoy.
By the end of the 2010s, streetwear had completed its transformation into a dominant cultural force dictating music and fashion around the world. The culture-climate that made it and other style trends so wildly popular was crumbling. By the end of the decade, the streetwear market had become so oversaturated with disorderly new releases — making it impossible to keep up and stay afresh.
Yet, throughout this phenomenon, classic brands such as Onitsuka Tiger managed to bypass the industry’s fad of deadlined trends by keeping itself consistent and straightforward with worthwhile designs.
In fact, for a brand that is so nominally obsessed with the fast-paced, busy metropolitan way of life, the effect it echoes seems to linger on. It enhanced the experience one makes of their products in these scenarios instead of producing wasteful remedies for the sake of escapism. Take for instance the footwear designed under creative director Andrea Pompilio’s privy eyes: straightforward yet technical in design, consistently functional for hybrid activities and finished with simple branding.
The OHBORI STRAP is a sandal adaptation of the OHBORI™ signature style sneaker introduced to the Onitsuka Tiger family for decades. It smartly excises hybridisation, a technique Pompilio occasionally lapses into on most of his work, where a steady dose of its marathon and running functions — such as the OrthoLite inner sole and fuzeGEL technology in its heel — are transfixed with an open toe design.
While it is fastened by dual straps with hook-and-loop closures for easy wearing, its contrasting logo on the upper strap and back allows for any stylish outfit, especially during warmer days.
Appealing to the trend of sneakers featuring chunky soles, the DENTIGRE STRAP concentrates one’s attention to its off-hand magnification of its soles and straps — a rarity in sandal design. Much like the OHBORI STRAP, the sandal adapts its design from the bold DENTIGRE style of sneakers from Onitsuka Tiger’s signature designs.
Not for the contented, these sandals are one of the brand’s most arresting options. In spite of its exhilarating demeanour, it is, after all, engineered to function under high-intensity sports situations with its elaborated terrain tread and FLYTEFOAM Propel midsole for superior cushioning and resilience.
A common avoidance with sandals lies in its open-toe design. Some might abstain from including one in their wardrobe simply because it exposes the front of one’s feet to unsuspecting elements. However, the REBILAC SANDAL — from the REBILAC line of running shoes — refines the style of sandals with its inclusion of a considerable covered front. Its open mesh upper allows for breathability, with the tooling equipped with a TPU heel protector for greater stability, and cush holes for better cushioning and comfort.
Constructed minimally with a design that hides unwanted details, the REBILAC SANDAL hinges on comfort and safety so well that it leaves ample room for effective styling.
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