The high-end clothing company Kith has teamed up with Marvel and Asics to create a special collection of jackets, T-shirts, chairs, shoes and accessories for the 60th anniversary of the X-Men. The drop will be available first to attendees of San Diego Comic-Con, which takes place July 19 through July 23. After that period of availability, all equipment will be available on July 28 through Kith’s site.
When it comes to clothing, you can expect tapestry coach jackets, wool varsity jackets, satin bomber jackets, as well as intarsia knitwear and vintage tees. Kith and Marvel haven’t provided images of every item that will be available, just the teaser image above that shows a mix of t-shirts, a jacket, and a Xavier ball cap. Other accessories in this collection are skate decks for skateboards, key chains and pin sets.
Perhaps the most intriguing and appealing piece in this collection are the Asics Gel-Lyte 3 shoes, which come in seven X-Men inspired color schemes. Each pair of shoes comes in a blind box, so you don’t know which shoes you bought until you open them, just like a deck of trading cards. Also included in each box is a rare Upper Deck trading card that matches the color of your shoes, enveloped and pre-rated by the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA).
The Wolverine 1975 colorway is limited to one in 36 pairs of shoes, mimicking the rarity of the hologram cards in the Uncanny X-Men trading card series.
Marvel and Kith haven’t announced prices for the items in this collection, but I’m not expecting anywhere near bargain prices. We’ll update this post once the collection is available for purchase from Kith.