Every language has a word for the beat up old boots that we simply refuse to throw away. In French, that word is “grolle.” It’s old Parisian slang for a scuffed, well-loved shoe. So leave it to Paris concept shop The Broken Arm to stitch that exact idea onto a Salomon sole.
A decade into one of footwear’s most quietly consistent partnerships, the two French labels are back with their second ground-up silhouette of the year: the Salomon x The Broken Arm Grolle.
A Name That Tells You Everything
Borrowed from the Occitan grola (literally an old, worn-out shoe), the name landed in Parisian street slang over a century ago, and it describes the silhouette’s aesthetic perfectly here.
Where June’s SAVÁT riffed on humble countryside footwear, the Grolle digs deeper into The Broken Arm’s ongoing fascination with working-class rural youth. This time around, the brand draws on sociologist Nicolas Renahy’s Les Gars du Coin. The result is a mid-cut boot that’s less about the trailhead and more about the kid who wore the same pair through every season.
Cracked Straight From the Box
That story plays out in the leather material used for the shoe. The upper is cut almost entirely from one continuous panel, finished with an intentionally irregular, cracked coating that Salomon has left close to its raw state. Every crease and scuff you add will only deepen the effect over time.
The gorpcore giant’s signature Quicklace toggle is gone, too. In its place sit old-school laces (white installed, a spare black set in the box) running through embroidered eyelets and metal hardware. It’s also joined by a buckle, exposed contrast stitching, and a lone floral embroidery on the tongue.
Still a Salomon Underneath
Flip it over, though, and the Salomon DNA is unmistakable. A brushed rubber mudguard wraps the forefoot before flowing into a bottom unit pulled from Salomon’s outdoor archive. It’s capped off by a deep-lugged Mud Contagrip outsole built for soft, sloppy terrain.
At just 14 ounces per shoe with an 11mm drop, it wears far lighter than it looks. Each pair even ships with a drawstring storage bag.
Spec Sheet
Brand: Salomon x The Broken Arm
Model: Grolle
SKU: L45536400
Colorway: Black Olive / Peat / Pumkin Spice
Upper: Cracked natural-state leather / rubber
Outsole: Mud Contagrip rubber
Weight: 14 oz (per shoe)
Drop: 11mm
Release Date: November 4, 2026
MSRP: $210
Pricing & Availability
The Salomon x The Broken Arm Grolle drops November 4th in its sole “Black Olive / Peat / Pumkin Spice” colorway, priced at $210 and available through both Salomon’s webstore and The Broken Arm.
Recap
Salomon x The Broken Arm Grolle
Salomon and The Broken Arm name their latest silhouette after French slang for a beat-up shoe, pairing crack-finished leather with an archival Mud Contagrip sole.
