.rogerfederer debuts his first sneaker with Swiss label on_running
Conventional wisdom would suggest a sneaker with Federer’s name on it might be of the performance variety—one we’d hopefully see him wearing on the court next summer. That could certainly be in the works, but he wanted The Roger to be a “tennis-inspired” sneaker that anyone can wear. “It’s not for tennis, it’s for the street,” he said on a Zoom video call from On’s design studio in Zurich.
earlier this spring, and also appears to be the first sneaker designed without the brand’s signature, bubble-like CloudTec soles.As the name suggests, they look and feel like a row of little clouds under your feet; the distinctive look is what piqued Federer’s interest when he saw everyone in Switzerland wearing Ons. The bouncy technology is still part of The Roger, though—Federer just challenged the design team to hide it inside the shoe for a cleaner finish.
The challenge was to incorporate those cushy soles and technical tweaks without adding heft. “The first version Roger tried out was really bulky, because we were trying to reinvent a sneaker,” On’s cofounder David Allemann explained. “Roger said it was important that it was super sleek, so we spent a lot of time shaving everything down and making it very light.
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