Berluti's "Pulse" Sneaker Channels Flashy New Wave Hues

Kris Van Assche's tenure at Berluti has been reliably denoted by swathes of bold, vivid color, but that doesn't mean that the entire output is doused in bright tones. Van Assche's newest footwear design, the Pulse, restrains its palette to achieve New Wave cool, instead emphasizing a sleek shape and premium craft.Sportswear inspiration informs the tooled sole unit, which is thick, grippy and color-blocked, with an upper no less indebted to retro flair. Here, shapely panels of canvas, nylon and l...