If you’ve ever let your mind drift off in the middle of a workday, thinking about the great outdoors and how nice it would be to ditch the cubicle for a wooded trail or wide open hike, you’re not alone. The squads at Bodega and Salomon have been there, and they’ve got the perfect shoe for your 9-5 escapism.
Following up on an irie collaboration between the two brands in 2022, and despite some shake-ups at the Boston-based retailer, Bodega and Salomon are back together with an XT-4 in a familiar colorway. Reminiscent of a few Bodega collabs from the past, The Glider XT-4 features an upper decked out in pale purple with brown overlays on the support cage and toecap. The midsole gets a gecko green with speckled grey mixed in on top of a brown outsole. The heel collar adds the most color with a pop of vibrant orange.


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