November 26, 2014
Tokyo and Paris-based fashion label Comme des Garçons has a knack for mixing the high and low, applying a lofty couture approach to Super Bowl jerseys with Nike and scrawled-on T-shirts with the illustrator for The Simpsons. Their latest collaboration, however—with Bata, Eastern Europe's OG tennis sneaker manufacturer—might be their most niche yet, plucking the brand from relative obscurity to give the company's signature no-frills canvas kicks their signature polka dot update. Launching December 4th, at Dover Street Market, the Bata Tennis x CdG sneakers will be available in two styles. Check them out below.