Matt Varga If launching their premium K-Swiss Racquet Club initiative wasn’t enough indication on its own merits, look to Anwar Carrots’ creative stewardship of that sub-brand or their partnership with Rakeem Miles for proof that there’s a different air about the heritage brand’s recent efforts. After marking a sellout event alongside the LA multi-hyphenate, K-Swiss and Rakeem Miles are back together anew for Fall/Winter 2025, centering on a brightened colorway of the Marina RMX.
Built off the platform of the already-existing Marina, one of the brand’s stronger embraces of chunky 90’s style, the RMX’s hardware speaks to the “Get Me Out The Woods” motif at the heart of this partnership. On top of evoking natural imagery and linking to Miles’ latest musical era, the concept lights the remodeled upper, utilizing dense multi-media applications with mesh underpinnings, corduroy toes, and jagged suede overlays.
It just might be that sidewall section where things are at their most creative, almost running a treeline silhouette down the shoe’s quarter panel. In contrast to the initial look that tipped off the Miles x K-Swiss story, lighter tones in the upper and a tinted gum bottom carry tint the shoe in a brighter direction as the Marina RMX only gets stronger with time.
The Rakeem Miles x K-Swiss Marina RMX drops on November 7th via K-Swiss and SNIPES, clocking in at $125. Hit the link HERE to grab yours upon release.
