The dressing style of outdoor people and indoor people is separated by a dimensional wall of concepts.
It's not that they don't look down on each other, at least for the matter of wearing clothes, outdoor people regard clothes as equipment, the pursuit of performance and reasonable matching, and indoor people commute first, the pursuit of comfort and trend, and there is a gap between the two from the starting point.
Until a pair of shoes appeared, conquered the market in one fell swoop, and also unified the aesthetics of both sides. According to the current sales data of Dewu and Taobao, the sales volume of a Salomon XT-6 cross-country running shoe with an average price of more than 1,000 yuan has approached 10w pairs.
image from：Salomonology@IG
If you want to say that Salomon's XT-6 was brought to fire by outdoor bloggers on Xiaohongshu, that's not necessarily true. There is a guy on IG, Carlo Aragon, who set up an account in 19 years and doesn't post anything else, just sharing all kinds of photos of Salomon and XT-6.
Now this account called Salomonology has 10w+ followers, and in the eyes of these foreign fans who follow him, Salomon has become a kind of faith, maybe more fascinated than you.
In the past, many people would think that a pair of XT-6 cost more than 1,000 yuan, and the price of outdoor equipment is really rising. But for insiders who have only fallen in love with outdoor life in the past two years, a pair of XT-6 that can be matched with suits, jackets, and anything in any scene is obviously the most cost-effective optimization plan.
image: wassup@ Xiaohongshu
Therefore, in addition to the office wear and matching pictures that often appear in the "people are at the workplace, the heart is outdoors", the XT-6 has also naturally become a member of the "three-piece set of essential for the middle class" and "essential equipment for visa entry in Shanghai".
However, as more and more people wear it, it has caused a lot of different voices online.
Insiders feel that many of the XT-6's features are not very useful for commuting, and outdoor people feel that the XT-6, which now belongs to Salomon's so-called lifestyle sideline, Sportstyle, is gradually becoming a trendy pair of shoes.
In these voices, XT-6 transforms into a Schrödinger's cat, and whether or not to fall in love with it must start by breaking the skinny reality between indoor and outdoor people.
In front of XT-6, foot sweat becomes a figurative presence. There are even people who judge the weight of their body dampness by the degree of sweat stains of XT-6, which plays a role in the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine.
All beings are equal before it, and no one seems to escape the fate of the XT-6's mesh becoming dirty.
image: Enigma @ Xiaohongshu
The sweat stains that gradually turn yellow and black from the edges are like a bracelet that gets darker and darker, and the deep surface is the mark of this pair of trail running shoes to accompany you through your life.
Some people simply think that they only wear it at work, and they should be able to escape the catastrophe, and there are beautiful girls who are sure that they have absolutely no foot sweat, and they are defeated after trying, and the ending can only be psychologically comforted This is a custom pattern exclusive to themselves, which is Salomon's invisible technology.
image:大皮哥@小红书
Of course, there is no better solution to how to remove perspiration stains than to clean it every day.
Even in sneaker cleaning shops, the clerk will suggest that if you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, you should be careful about choosing a light-colored XT-6. And the reflective activists also began to look for problems in themselves, claiming that they did not choose the right socks, and that they wanted to block the escape of sweat from the socks level.
image: Waiting@Xiaohongshu
For outdoor people who look at clothes as equipment, the impact of sweat stains is significantly smaller. In their opinion, some outdoor shoes are pampered, some outdoor shoes are on the battlefield, and they are proud to belong to the latter.
The ingenious method of integrating the sweat stains that cannot be brushed off, seemingly inadvertently and the soil stained during cross-country running and hiking, is undoubtedly a step higher than the method of jeans lovers who do not wash their jeans all year round in order to pursue the color loss.
For this question, the official reply of Salomon's customer service is that it is recommended to go to a professional shoe washing shop to clean it, but in their hearts, it seems that they are giving us another answer with action.
image: COSTS@ Xiaohongshu
For example, in 2022, Salomon simply held an event with a trendy store to personalize XT-6. Of course, the effect of a pair of white shoes dyed with mud is actually like climbing a few mountains a few times, and it is similar to exploring a risk with Bell.
But apparently it is hinting to us that there is no need to think about sweat stains when wearing XT-6, life is the wilderness, don't be hypocritical. However, for some students with obsessive-compulsive disorder, it is a matter of opinion.
Sweat stains are just a trivial thing on the surface. How to wear XT-6 on the company's floor without slipping has become another major difficulty that indoor people need to overcome.
Seriously, don't think of the XT-6 as the Dunk and Balenciaga you bought two years ago.
image: SSSJE@ Xiaohongshu
When an indoorsman wears it for the first time, there is almost no one who is not impressed by its super high appearance, which is the so-called first love period.
However, after falling into a 9-to-5 working life, the XT-6 born outdoors and the rhythm of your commuting life are like twisted melons, and a lot of friction begins to arise.
image: Zhaoliang @ Xiaohongshu
Some people feel that they are covering their feet because the XT-6 is too wrapping, and they wear a pair of mesh shoes out of the effect of winter warm shoes.
Some people also think that the XT-6 is very slippery, and they have to carefully study the weather forecast before wearing it, and wait for sunny days to travel off-peak. It subverts everyone's traditional thinking about wearing outdoor shoes on rainy days.
There are also people who feel that XT-6 is very instep-pressing, so they specially bought shoe supporters in advance at PDD, and vowed to fight XT-6 for the sake of appearance.
However, when you're complaining that the XT-6 isn't as good to wear as you thought it would be, real outdoor people will pity you for spending money and not enjoying the XT-6's functional experience.
You ask, why do I wear it on tile floors, or on rainy days, and I always slip and bow down?
You continue to complain about why the XT-6 is so stiff and not as comfortable as my sneakers? They will laugh at whether you have worn outdoor shoes or not, the midsole is too soft and the foot will tire faster, and the soft sole is at risk of puncture. Hardness is the symbol of outdoor shoes.
You end up asking, why is the XT-6 so wrapped in so low that it feels like you're in jail with your entire toe?
image:法国越野跑冠军 François D'haene@Salomon官网
Of course, while you're still in doubt about your XT-6, Salomon explains the performance of the XT-6 with a legendary product story:
It turns out that the XT-6 was originally built by the S/LAB team in Salomon, who designed and developed running shoes and apparel for the company's elite trail running sport, such as Kilian Jornet.
With this story, when I think of the picture of God K wearing Salomon to test the performance for you day and night, and then looking at the XT-6 on your feet that makes you love and want to complain, I can't help but feel a little more complicated feelings of respect in my heart.
Also, when you see someone wearing the XT-6 and falling a rainy day, don't help him, let alone laugh at him, because for him, this is the test he has to face when he evolves from an indoor person to an outdoor person.
For XT-6 fans, after buying the first pair, there are 2, 3, 4, and 5 pairs, which is their inevitable fate.
Lottery, queuing, premiums, the phenomena that have appeared in the luxury and trend circles over the years have been transferred to the outdoor circles. The more you queue, the more people there are, and the herd effect is vividly manifested in the XT-6.
image: Chaowuguan @ Xiaohongshu
The first trick that makes you fall into the XT-6 vortex is that there are more than 50 colorways that have not been seen in outdoor shoes before, like the one that has been knocked over by Salomon.
And after being forced into a choice obstacle by the various colors on the shopping page, Salomon fans were also sure that no matter which pair of blind selections would be a good match, so they accidentally bought Salomon centipede essence.
image：Salomonology@IG
The other kind of grandeur is reflected in the philosophy of the name of these colorways.
The early Salomon color scheme like glacier white, eclipse black, and deep sea blue sounds relatively rustic, like a straightforward expression of the theme of returning to nature. The names like Mars, Scarab, Dawn, and Night feel high-end and fairy, and they symbolize the further accurate delivery of the quality life of young people today.
image:Jo是小周@小红书
The co-branding is Salomon's second big move. From co-branding with brands to simply co-branding with nature, from the basic model to the limited edition lottery, this is another bottomless abyss of consumption.
Fans of the XT-6 who like trends can opt for the distressed silver model in collaboration with Dove Street Market, which is distinguished from the regular model by a shiny Y2K colorway.
If you like the high street, you will turn to the off-shaped high-top models of Salomon and Maison Margiela to keep to wear to show off at fashion week.
And even for real outdoor people, XT-6 also has a capsule series like the Mountain Caller to offer, from Siguniang Mountain to Gaoligong, climb not high and low to grab a pair?
image:Frank爱吃火锅@小红书
Fortunately, the phenomenon of equipment contempt chains, which can be seen everywhere in the outdoor circles at present, has not happened to the XT-6 in all its variety for the time being.
When two pairs of XT-6 meet, whether they are indoors or outdoors, newcomers or OG, just like everyone agrees, they maintain the Xi of never tucking XT-6 laces into the tongue storage bag, and the main thing is to cherish each other.
When you occasionally complain about the XT-6's premium and the status quo of not being able to buy it, die-hard Salomon fans will rightly come back: the premium is fine, it's a market phenomenon. However, it is obvious that these limited editions are never intended for those migrant workers who go to work like going to the grave, and they are usually too tired and busy, and it is okay for them to be Buddha-like.
It is often said that to recognize people and look at shoes first. The shoes on your feet often represent other people's life observations about your career, life and even hobbies.
For a pair of off-road shoes from France, it doesn't matter. When you see a pair of XT-6s on the road, you never know if you're bumping into an off-road god or an outdoor novice.
image:RUUD路德@小红书
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