The Italian brand's in-house design team had already amazed us last season with an eye-catching collection that embodied Moncler's mountain spirit, taking us on the path from the extreme conditions of the peaks down the valley to the crowded city streets.

This time they are doing it again by finding new spaces and new challenges for us to face.

The design evolves to ensure performance and lightness even during outdoor activities on sunny days, making us feel as free as eagles.

Mesh is introduced on the uppers of the already iconic Trailgrip in 4 different colorways, adding options to the warmer GORE-TEX of the FW22, which is still offered in the total Black and total White variants. Three more colorways are reserved for the durable and breathable polyester fabric mesh version, of which 2 are reserved for men's sizes and one exclusively for women's.

The absolute novelty of the collection is the new Trailgrip Lite model: it has the same technical features as the predecessor shoe, but is 23% lighter, thanks to the use of new materials and volume reduction.

The upper is made of semi-transparent unlined nylon ripstop, which reveals breathable "gills" on the side cuff. The toe box is lower and sharper but retains the rubberized leather toe box design. Lacing starts directly from under there, taking advantage of reflective tapes sewn to the two reinforced side flaps. We find soft convex inserts made of thermoformed neoprene on both the anatomical tongue and the heel tab, from which a little puller emerges to put the shoe on more easily. The rear spoiler for easy shoe removal also remains present.

We also note an evolution in the Vibram tooling, which retains the technical approach and the inner carbon fiber plate but is lowered by half an inch and softened in shape.

The Megagrip outsole is developed to provide excellent grip on dry and wet terrain while maintaining a superior level of durability during trekking and multisport, as well as all-season hiking and travel.

If looking at it from underneath you can see different parts that make up the tread, on the Lite version the two different colors of the compound blend together almost randomly. This happens because the amounts of material in the initial block are calculated to the milligram to get the different colored areas, but under pressure inside Vibram's production machinery, they melt almost unpredictably.

If the EVA midsoles, which provide cushioning and protection as well as more flexibility and a lightness of the shoe, are not enough, the Ortholite insole is gonna do the rest. Unlike traditional insoles, the compression set of OrthoLite insoles is less than 5% over time so the cushioning and fit never change inside the shoe, providing maximum comfort every time you put your shoes on. And it is even washable.