Salomon’s Forms capsule reworks XT-6 and other icons in soft blue and cream

Salomon’s Forms capsule landed July 1 with four of the brand’s most recognizable silhouettes dressed in soft blue, cream and grey, a palette that makes the XT-6, XT-4 OG, XT-WHISPER and XT-PATHWAY 2 feel less like trail gear and more like a coordinated city uniform. The collection sharpened Salomon’s lifestyle direction by taking models built for outdoor punishment and quieting them down into something easier to wear off the mountain and onto city streets.

That restraint matters because Salomon built its reputation on technical aggression. The XT-6, the capsule’s anchor, was first introduced in 2013 as a technical running shoe created with trail athletes, then re-released in 2018 through the Sportstyle range, the move that pushed it firmly into fashion and streetwear circles. Salomon has already used the model in collaborations with Palace, Kith and atmos, and its core construction still reads like performance equipment: sensiFIT™, a Mud contaGRIP® outsole, a dual-density EVA midsole and Quicklace™. In Forms, that hardware is still there, but the color story softens the message.

The XT-6 in the capsule comes in Pearl Blue, Grisaille and Vanilla Ice, with light grey synthetic mesh, cream and pearl-blue overlays, a black outsole and that unmistakable lacing system. It is the cleanest expression of Salomon’s current formula: a technically serious shoe that has learned to flatter a wardrobe instead of dominating it. The XT-4 OG follows the same idea at $200, while the XT-WHISPER arrives at $145 and the XT-PATHWAY 2 at $130, making the lineup feel positioned for a broader audience without losing its sport DNA.

Salomon’s own Icons platform frames these sneakers as models that originated in outdoor sports and have been reimagined as streetwear essentials, and the Forms palette makes that claim look more believable than ever. The XT-WHISPER, which Salomon describes as an updated silhouette with a rich material upper and wavy Sensifit™ application, brings texture to the mix without adding visual noise. The XT-PATHWAY 2, pitched as a lightweight, durable everyday sneaker following the legendary XT family, is the most casual of the four, the pair most likely to vanish into a daily rotation.

That direction fits the broader arc around Salomon. Hypebeast noted late last year that the brand had already revived the XT-Whisper from the archives, and its reporting on the XT-4 OG cast that model as a return from the archive to city streets. Forms takes that momentum and strips away the harder, more reactive edge of performance footwear. For technical sneakers in fashion, understated capsules like this may be the next growth lane: less spectacle, more versatility, and a clearer path from trail to wardrobe staple.