Stan Birch is teaming up with Saucony for his first official sneaker collaboration, bringing his work to the ProGrid Guide 7. Called “Stand Out,” the colorful pair was first shown during Paris Fashion Week in June before its wider release was confirmed for September.

Birch came into design through sneakers, spending years customizing pairs by hand before moving into clothing and other one-off pieces. He’s worked on roughly 2,000 shoes along the way and developed what he calls the “split method,” where existing panels and stitching are taken apart and worked back together differently. Some of that thinking makes its way onto the ProGrid Guide 7, though the changes here are more about materials, color, and smaller removable details.

Cream mesh covers most of the base, joined by an off-white grid overlay and a mix of burgundy, gold, green, pink, and mint. Suede wraps parts of the toe and heel, while nubuck and leather panels add more color around the upper. There’s a lot happening, but the softer shades help keep the different sections tied together.

One of the more unusual details is the removable Saucony logo along the side. A Velcro setup lets wearers switch between a metallic gold version and another finished with purple embroidery. Extra laces come with the shoe, while a Stan Birch x Saucony tag is stitched onto the tongue and “Stand Out” appears across the cream heel.

The collaboration also comes in its own co-branded box, finished with a dotted graphic and colors pulled from the sneaker.

The Stan Birch x Saucony ProGrid Guide 7 “Stand Out” releases September 10, 2026 through Saucony and select retailers worldwide.

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