This article appears in the pages of VMAN 42: Turning Point, on newsstands now. Order your copy at shop.vmagazine.com.

Cushiony yet lightweight, MSGM’s collaboration with FILA is inspired by Mexican long-distance runner and throwback FILA ambassador German Silva. And if anyone trained for the current day athletic shoe craze, its MSGM’s four-letter Italian forebear; besides the streetwear renaissance, FILA has been supporting arches since before most influencers could walk. Prop styled by Jeremy Travis Parker.