Jae Tips Is Releasing The F&F Colorway Of His Saucony Matrix Collab

Rosy hues dominant the imprints' ostensible third collab.

Matt Varga December 9th, 2024 (updated)

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Updated December 9th, 2024: The EQL Raffle for the friends and family Jae Tips Saucony Matrix “Award Night” is open now HERE, with the colorway retailing for $170. The launch ends at 8PM EST on December 9th.

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Original article published June 20th, 2024: Though only a few shoes in, Jae Tips – Saucony is emerging as one of the sturdier relationships in the running world. After delivering two standout collections last year with the Grid Shadow 2 “What’s The Occasion” and “Jae Tips’ First Shoe,” the Grid Azura 2000, they’re continuing to strike while the iron’s hot. Tips took to social media earlier to showcase our very first images of his upcoming Saucony Matrix collab.

Given the multi-color palettes that have draped both of those aforementioned link-ups, the majority of this shoe being taken up by coral & burgundy makes for a relatively conservative profile. However, chrome line-work on the toe-box, reflected on the side Three Stones logo imbue the shoe with eye-catching appeal all the same. Even if it isn’t as eccentric at first glance, the texture of the Saucony Matrix model generally makes this a standout pair, from the wavy sole unit to the texture quarter panel to the chain-link tongue.

A rather subterranean model in the Saucony catalog, this is arguably the Matrix’s first ever appearance as a lifestyle/streetwear proposition, previously a 2000s trail runner largely forgotten to time. Of course, that descriptor means it can see some pretty instant success in this renewed run, following in the footsteps of other revived curios like the Nike Zoom Vomero 5 or New Balance 1906R.

No hard release details emerge alongside these first looks, but get an early sense of the upcoming Jae Tips Saucony Matrix via the images embedded below.

: Jaetips x Saucony Matrix @jaetips

: Jaetips x Saucony Matrix @jaetips

: Jaetips x Saucony Matrix @jaetips

: Jaetips x Saucony Matrix @jaetips

: Jaetips x Saucony Matrix @jaetips

: Jaetips x Saucony Matrix @jaetips

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.