Saucony heads Down Under to team up with Aussie boutique, Up There for the new Up There x Saucony Grid 8000 "Sashiko". Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese culture, the "Sashiko" features an Indigo denim-like upper with sashiko stitching and indigo leather overlays, debossed co-branded leather tongue tags, supple leather inner soles, and silver tipped waxed cotton laces. Up There branding on the heels and a white and light blue GRID 8000 sole unit with a gum rubber outsole finish off the design, which also includes special custom packaging.