Proleta Re Art x Kith x Clarks Originals Wallabee Release Date

Kith founder Ronnie Fieg has built his career in footwear on high-quality, detail-obsessive projects that allow consumers to see classic shoe silhouettes through elevated lenses. From Asics to New Balance, Fieg and Kith’s collaborations have changed the way fans perceive legacy brands, but his latest work with Clarks Originals is arguably the most impressive undertaking of his decades-long career.

To celebrate Kith’s 15th anniversary, Fieg commissioned Japanese artisans Proleta Re Art for a small capsule collection that includes a Kith Classic Logo Hoodie and a range of Clarks Originals Wallabees under his 8th St by Ronnie Fieg sub-label.

Known for their intricate boro denim repair work, sashiko embroidery and custom fabric washes, Proleta Re Art applied its painstaking craftsmanship to the classic Clarks Wallabee in four distinct colorways representing Kith’s Tokyo and Osaka (red), Manhattan (black), Paris (maple brown) and London (navy blue) flagship stores. Each style will be available exclusively from their respective doors.

Crafted by Proleta Re Art head designer Prot and the brand’s master embroiderer, E, each 8th St by Ronnie Fieg x Clarks Originals Wallabee was handmade in Proleta Re Art’s Tokyo atelier. They include vintage deconstructed denim uppers layered with antique, indigo-dyed bandanas and fabric that’s nearly a century old, which is all combined through boro patchwork construction and hand stitching. All in all, Kith said it took nearly three years to complete the project.

The Proleta Re Art x 8th St by Ronnie Fieg x Clarks Originals Wallabee collection will be released Monday at 11 a.m. ET exclusively from the Kith app, kith.com and select Kith stores in what are said to be extremely limited quantities.

Given the time and elaborate customization required for each pair, they will come at a premium retail price of $1,982 each. Readers can find a full look at the Clarks Originals Wallabee group in the gallery below.