In today's newsletter:

— Michael Olise x Juergen Teller

— Inside Salon C. Lundman

— A perfect trail runner 

— Peak double-knee pant

BEHIND THE SCENES

"Everyone told me he would be difficult — monosyllabic, closed off," writer Massaër Ndiaye says of his expectations upon interviewing the notoriously taciturn 24-year-old footballer for Highsnobiety's latest digital cover. After all, the young Bayern Munich winger — who you'll see playing for the France national team this month — has only given four interviews up until now.

But it turns out that Olise is anything but purposefully mysterious. "The whole 'enigma' thing is a misread; he is just selective," Massaër says. In the Q&A, the athlete opens up about, among other topics, his family. We get to learn that his mother introduced him to chess, that his father was a national cricket player for Nigeria, and that Olise and his footballing brother (who plays for Chelsea) almost never talk about the sport between themselves. 

On the field, Olise's aversion to overly announcing himself translates into amazing restraint. "He stands basically still," as Massaër puts it. "We feel like he's almost bored, and then suddenly he is not. He's like a hot knife slicing through butter when facing the defense. The goal happens before you realize the sequence has started." His calm, calculating style of play thus makes the goals "feel heavier, somehow." All of which makes Olise a highly satisfying player to watch — and to get to know more. 

STYLE AGENDA

GOOD POINT

—Heikki Salonen, Salomon's creative director, on the brand's evolution

SHOPPER SELECT

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WE'VE REACHED PEAK DOUBLE-KNEE PANT

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ALSO...
We hear this Knicks backup is out-dressing everyone in the NBA (The Cut), the Pride Month campaigns are getting more interesting this year (BoF) and it looks like we're hitting peak airbrush (TimeAgain).