The Comet X Naru sneaker contains 400 pairs that will drop on August 2 at 11 am at Comet’ retailer in Indiranagar, Bengaluru, and on-line the next night
I noisily tear open my Naru ramen noodle soup packet and a pair of sneakers tumble out.
These sneakers have — maintain your breath — chopsticks protruding of them, not accidentally however by design. This is the results of a collaboration between homegrown sneaker model Comet and Naru Noodle Bar, Bengaluru. While a footwear label and restaurant collab is uncommon, it’s not unparalleled. In the previous we’ve got seen Burger King X Fila, (Dubai-based Pakistani restaurant) Ravi X Adidas, KOIO X Dominique Ansel.
But that is, maybe, the primary time, two younger Indian brands are creating one thing like this.
The Comet X Naru sneaker contains 400 pairs that will drop on August 2 at 11 am at Comet’s retailer in Indiranagar, Bengaluru. Following which, a few items will drop on the web site on August 3 at 6 pm. “This is a Bengaluru first community drop. Both are Bengaluru brands. We’ve got lots of love from them and they have given us a platform to thrive on,” says Utkarsh Gupta, co-founder of Comet, including that Comet’s first collab was with artist Santanu Hazarika.
The chef with the Comet X Naru sneaker
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Naru has joined forces earlier than, with cooks, eating places, and native artists for T-shirts. “But this is the first time we are collaborating with a sneaker brand,” says Kavan Kuttappa, chef and founding father of Naru Noodle Bar. After a meal at Naru, Utkarsh was visibly impressed with the meals, consideration to element, and how passionate Kavan was. That acquired him pondering. “And after six months of planning, design and samples, we are here,” provides Kavan.
Kavan additionally was a part of the design course of. The shoe is black to match Naru’s uniform. Then there may be the winding Naru brand which resembles noodles and has the phrase Na in Kannada and relaxation in Japanese, which is embroidered on the shoe.
“We have also added minor elements at the back, like a monkey on the left and the noodle he is slurping on stretching to the right and ending in a noodle bowl,” explains Utkarsh. It is a black on black sew and refined. There are additionally some hidden parts. Kavan steered placing Urumaki and Ajimata, impressed by their kitchen, beneath the heel tabs.
The closing shock is a pair of removable chopsticks. Utkarsh says, “As a founder I am looking for inspiration. And this is cool, unique, fun!”
The Comet X Naru sneakers are priced at ₹5,999.
