If you spot a pair of outdoorsy looking shoes with nice suede and a pair of funky laces, you can bet that they’ve been manufactured by KEEN. The brand’s Jasper and Jasper Zionic silhouettes have taken the world by storm over their last couple of years, and their instantly recognisable visual identity has helped no end.
KEEN produce the kind of footwear that you can identify without ever seeing any branding. Which is great if you want to be spotted. But what if you don’t? What if you’re one of those people that likes to fly under the radar?
Well, KEEN have just the thing for you. The Flux Pack – a capsule of footwear that turn the familiar Jasper family into the sort of silhouettes you wouldn’t want to leave your wallet around.
The limited-edition capsule reimagines KEEN’s climbing-inspired silhouettes, swapping out the colourful, outdoorsy character we’re used to for something altogether sleeker, moodier and, dare we say, sexier. It’s a different side of KEEN, one that we’re welcoming with open arms.
The collection taps into the more technical-looking side of outdoor wear that KEEN often sits just the other side of – densely woven textiles, high-abrasion materials, reflective laces and full-grain leather.
The Jasper HW and Jasper Zionic HW arrive in scuff-off leather designed to develop a distressed patina, while the SE1 models get buttery full-grain Nappa leather and glove-leather linings. The SE2 TXT, meanwhile, brings a clean technical edge with a densely woven textile upper and reflective laces.
We’ve always wondered what KEEN’s silhouettes would like like if they got the Terminator-treatment, and now we know. And where Jaspers have always been hard to miss, the Flux Pack makes a compelling case for disappearing into the shadows instead.
Shop KEEN’S Flux Pack at keenfootwear.co.uk
