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Brooks Picks 2009's Adrenaline GTS 10 Dad Shoe for Its First-Ever Collab

German boutique Afew Store teams up with Brooks for the brand's first-ever collaboration, tapping the 2009 veteran Adrenaline GTS 10 and pairing it with new nitrogen midsole tech. Global release drops August 15 for €170.

Jo-Yu Tsai, Fashion Editor
Brooks Picks 2009's Adrenaline GTS 10 Dad Shoe for Its First-Ever Collab

A purple gradient bleeds across the upper, fading into a burnished bronze metallic sheen at the heel before settling into a patch of fuzzy brown suede. This isn't some streetwear brand's fever dream—it's Brooks' 2009 veteran, the Adrenaline GTS 10, getting its first-ever collab treatment.

Brooks, the Seattle-born running gear company, has spent the past few years pushing further into lifestyle territory—a few of its regular colorways even landed on Jay-Z's feet, essentially earning a co-sign from the rap world. This time, the brand teamed up with German boutique Afew Store to create its first-ever limited Adrenaline GTS 10 collab, dubbed "Today Was a Good Day," or TWAGD for short.

The shoe runs a Fig, Bridal Rose, and Fiery Coral colorway, with a mesh upper draped in a purple gradient layered under metallic-finish synthetic material. The heel transitions from a copper sheen into a patch of fuzzy brown suede, with pink and red accents scattered throughout the details, while a semi-translucent heel panel catches a subtle glow under certain light. According to Afew, the shoe is meant to capture that feeling when "certain days just stick with you"—warm, nostalgic, with a bit of personality.

Rather than a straight retro reissue, Brooks also packed next-gen midsole tech into the 2009 last—a nitrogen-infused midsole called DNA Tuned, which blends foam beads of varying sizes to create a ride that's both soft and responsive. Bryan Bhark, Brooks' Senior Manager of Running Footwear Innovation, mentioned in a video earlier this year that this method allows two different foam compounds to fuse in a single process, eliminating the need for adhesives traditionally required to bond materials with different physical properties.

The Afew Store x Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 "Today Was a Good Day" first drops at Afew's own channels this Saturday, with a wider release hitting brooksrunning.com and select retailers starting August 15, priced at €170 (roughly $196 USD).

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Brooks 首次玩聯名,把老爹鞋做成一封鄉愁情書
Brooks 首次玩聯名,把老爹鞋做成一封鄉愁情書
Brooks 首次玩聯名,把老爹鞋做成一封鄉愁情書

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