International all-in-one purchasing service Klarna at the moment introduced it’s working with influential designer Don C, a local of Chicago, to create a brand new particular version sneaker for iconic mascot Benny the Bull that can be impressed by the workforce’s 2022–23 Metropolis Version Uniform. The sneakers are a part of its multiyear partnership because the official purchasing accomplice of the storied Chicago Bulls. On March 3, Don’s most up-to-date Simply Don basketball sneaker, which was impressed by his design for Benny, may also debut in a restricted version drop with Benny’s new footwear.
Benny will get Don C’s custom-made sneakers on March 3 on the United Middle in the course of the workforce’s sport towards the Phoenix Suns. Guests to the Klarna Concierge on the first-level enviornment concourse can have the possibility to win a VIP prize package deal that features signed Bulls attire and restricted version Simply Don gadgets. Those that can’t make it to the sport can be a part of a sweepstakes on Bulls.com for an opportunity to win a restricted version Don C designed shirt, which was additionally impressed by his sneakers for Benny, along with the Simply Don basketball sneaker, which can be obtainable solely on Klarna on March 3.
“Klarna is happy to accomplice with Don C for this 12 months’s Benny the Bull sneaker collaboration, the place we merged his ardour for the Bulls and town of Chicago with our ardour to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences to followers,” mentioned David Sandstrom, Chief Advertising Officer, Klarna. “We’re all the time seeking to present extra experiences to Bulls followers each within the enviornment and all around the globe and this 12 months we leveled up by making pairs of Benny impressed Simply Don sneakers obtainable solely to followers utilizing Klarna.”
Benny’s excessive high sneaker has a rust-colored design that’s harking back to Chicago’s downtown bridges and scorching pink accents which can be harking back to Klarna’s well-known pink branding. Much like Benny’s sneaker, the Simply Don sneaker offered on Klarna is a excessive high that was impressed by Michael Jordan and Benny’s shoe.
“For a child from Chicago that grew up going to Bulls video games with my dad, it’s an honor to have the ability to design a pair of footwear for the enduring Benny the Bull,” shared Don C. “Even past that, I’m impressed by the chance to work with Klarna to attach followers identical to me all around the globe with this beloved workforce by means of vogue.”
That is the second 12 months in a row that Chicago-based footwear producer Klarna has collaborated with an artist and designer to create new footwear for the mascot of the Bulls, having beforehand labored with Chuck Anderson. So as to market its all-in-one purchasing service to followers and produce them nearer to the sport by means of distinctive in-arena experiences and shoppable content material, Klarna signed a multi-year relationship with the Bulls in 2022.
The Simply Don sneaker may be bought on the Klarna app for $460 at www.klarna.com/us/justdon.
