Westside Gunn has given followers a glimpse into the very starting phases of his journey of breaking into the footwear business.
In a put up he shared to Instagram on Wednesday (October 9), the Griselda rap mastermind introduced he’s within the midst of working with Saucony to ship his personal sneaker. Although he remained tight-lipped concerning the particulars of the silhouette of the sneaker, and the anticipated arrival of his first-ever shoe, he made up for it by providing his followers and followers with a barrage of photos and video of the hands-on method he’s taking to the event of the product.
“FIRST DAY IN THE OFFICE @saucony,” Westside Gunn wrote partly.
“I’m proud to announce I’m OFFICIALLY dropping my first sneaker!!!!” he wrote. “This can be a dream come true and I simply wanna thank y’all a lot for believing in my ART thank u @jaetips for opening the door and provoking me I’m a maintain pushing the tradition fwd..”
As Westside Gunn continued within the caption of the put up, he proceeded to make a giant wager on himself in anticipation of the arrival of the ultimate product.
“Additionally thank u to the workers for believing in my imaginative and prescient and treating me like a Day 1 I received’t disappoint,” he wrote. “BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING and I simply wanna let y’all know GOD IS THE GREATEST and y’all assist is wats maintaining me going, I’ll put my 800k followers towards someone’s 10M anyday, Love y’all now let’s make a number of the flyest kicks ever – #SUPERFLYGOD.”
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Previous to becoming a member of the fold over at Saucony, Westside Gunn praised the model for his or her modern releases this yr and even credited New York-bred designer Jae Ideas and his “To-Do Checklist” assortment as a significant supply of inspiration. In the identical form of means Ideas infused his Bronx flare into the gathering, Westside Gunn seems to be interweaving the DNA of his Griselda model into his mission. Together with clips of himself diligently going by cloth samples, the Pray For Paris lyricist confirmed photos of what seems to be a Saucony brand emblazoned with the Griselda insignia.
Try the put up above to see video of Westside Gunn working with Saucony’s design group within the early developmental phases of his sneaker’s manufacturing.
