MM6 Maison Margiela x Salomon XT-MM6 'Asparagus Green' (L49199900) — Spring 2026 Limited Edition Designer Collab

What Is the MM6 Maison Margiela x Salomon XT-MM6 ‘Asparagus Green’?

The MM6 Maison Margiela x Salomon XT-MM6 ‘Asparagus Green’ (Style Code: L49199900) is the most expressive and fashion-forward piece in the MM6 x Salomon Spring 2026 Collection — a shoe that announces itself with color before anything else. The XT-MM6 is a collaboration-exclusive silhouette created specifically for the MM6 x Salomon partnership: a shoe that does not exist in either brand’s standalone catalog, featuring an elongated, avant-garde profile that positions the XT-MM6 firmly in MM6’s deconstructivist design register. The ‘Asparagus Green’ colorway is the Spring 2026 collection’s most chromatic and botanically specific statement — an organic, herb-garden green with a grey-blue undertone that connects directly to the broader Spring/Summer 2026 botanical color narrative that ran through multiple major fashion weeks. Style L49199900. Unisex, US M4–M11 / W5–W12 / EU 36–45. At $169, the same price as the MM6 x Salomon Cross Dust ‘Black’ also in today’s lineup.

Quick Facts

• Brand: MM6 Maison Margiela x Salomon
• Silhouette: XT-MM6 — collaboration-exclusive, elongated avant-garde profile; distinct from Cross Dust
• Style Code: L49199900
• Colorway: Asparagus Green — organic botanical green, grey-blue undertone
• Collection: MM6 x Salomon Spring 2026
• Outsole: Contagrip — Salomon multi-surface rubber compound
• Lacing: Quicklace — Salomon single-pull lacing system
• Edition: Spring 2026 Limited Edition Designer Collaboration
• Gender: Unisex
• Sizing: US M4–M11 / W5–W12 / EU 36–45
• Price: $169
• Category: Designer Collaboration / Luxury Sneaker / Collector / SS26
• Fit: True to size; size up half for more relaxed fit

Specs & Construction

The XT-MM6 Silhouette — The Collaboration at Its Most Fashion-Forward

The XT-MM6 is the second exclusive collaborative silhouette in the MM6 x Salomon partnership, alongside the Cross Dust. It was developed through the same creative process — a genuine dialogue between MM6’s design team and Salomon’s technical engineers — but arrives at a different architectural conclusion. Where the Cross Dust draws from the compact, trail-grounded proportions of Salomon’s performance heritage, the XT-MM6 takes the collaboration’s design logic further into MM6’s deconstructivist territory: an elongated toe box, a more exaggerated overall profile, and proportions that read as deliberately avant-garde rather than performance-derived. The ‘XT’ prefix connects it to Salomon’s cross-trail running lineage (the same lineage that produced the XT-4, XT-6, and XT-Quest); the ‘MM6’ suffix designates that this is not a Salomon platform adapted by MM6 but a silhouette that required MM6’s design input from its earliest stages. The XT-MM6 retains Salomon’s technical DNA where it matters — Contagrip outsole for trail-grade grip, Quicklace for precision single-pull fit — while its overall form is unmistakably the product of a luxury fashion house’s structural thinking applied to performance footwear.

XT-MM6 vs. Cross Dust — Two Silhouettes, One Partnership

Both are the same price and share the same Salomon technical components. The decision between them is aesthetic and philosophical: XT-MM6 for the buyer who wants MM6’s design sensibility at maximum expression, in a color that leads the conversation; Cross Dust for the buyer who wants the collaboration’s most technically grounded silhouette in the most conceptually direct colorway (all-black).

The ‘Asparagus Green’ Colorway — Botanical Specificity in a Sneaker Context

Asparagus Green is one of the most precisely named colors in the Salomon x MM6 lineup — and the name does real descriptive work. It is not military olive (which is warmer, more yellow-brown, and references field equipment). It is not hunter green (which is darker, cooler, and references traditional sporting outerwear). It is not lime or chartreuse (which read as synthetic and high-saturation). It is not sage (which is muted, dusty, and lower in chroma). Asparagus Green is the green of a fresh asparagus spear at the moment just before cooking: medium-value, with a slightly grey-blue undertone that gives it a botanical exactness — the green of living plant material rather than dyed fabric or painted surface. This specificity is significant in the context of Spring/Summer 2026 fashion: botanical color — fern, herb-green, moss, and plant-specific greens that reference the natural world with precision rather than through generic ‘green’ — was among the dominant color directions across multiple SS26 collections, from Paris to Milan. Asparagus Green on the XT-MM6 is a colorway that arrives in the right cultural moment: specific enough to be a considered choice, natural enough to be wearable across styling contexts, bold enough to be the first thing anyone notices about the shoe. It is the Spring 2026 MM6 x Salomon collection’s most seasonally attuned and most fashion-credible colorway choice.

MM6 x Salomon — The Collaboration Context

The MM6 x Salomon partnership is one of the most creatively consistent and significant collaborations in contemporary sneaker and fashion culture. Both brands are French institutions — Salomon from Annecy (est. 1947), Maison Margiela from Paris (est. 1988) — and both operate with a commitment to technical precision and conceptual integrity that is unusual in brand collaborations. The partnership has produced multiple exclusive silhouettes across multiple seasons, with each new collection introducing new colorways and, periodically, new platforms. The Spring 2026 Collection is the most recent drop. For collectors who follow the collaboration season by season, the XT-MM6 ‘Asparagus Green’ is the current season’s most distinctive offering. For buyers encountering MM6 x Salomon for the first time, it is an entry point into one of the most important and sustained partnerships in the market.

Sizing — Unisex Conversion Table (Men’s / Women’s / EU)

This shoe uses men’s / unisex sizing. Women typically size down 1 size from their women’s US size (e.g., women’s US 8 → men’s US 7 / EU 40). True to size. Size up half for a more relaxed fit.

Who Is the MM6 x Salomon XT-MM6 ‘Asparagus Green’ For?

Four profiles: the MM6 x Salomon seasonal collector who follows the collaboration drop by drop and wants the Spring 2026 season’s most chromatic and directional offering; the color-led buyer who starts with Asparagus Green as a wardrobe decision — this is the green for buyers who find military olive too warm, sage too muted, and lime too synthetic, and want the botanical specificity that makes Asparagus Green the most considered green in the current sneaker market; the fashion-forward Margiela buyer who wants MM6’s deconstructivist design philosophy at its most expressive, in a silhouette whose elongated avant-garde profile is unmistakably MM6 rather than adapted Salomon; and the designer collab buyer who understands the value of a shoe that required two of France’s most distinctive creative institutions to produce and that will not be restocked once sold through.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the style code for the MM6 x Salomon XT-MM6 ‘Asparagus Green’?
A: The style code is L49199900.

Q: What is the XT-MM6 and how is it different from the Cross Dust?
A: Both are exclusive MM6 x Salomon collaborative silhouettes that do not exist in either brand’s standalone catalog. The XT-MM6 has a more elongated, avant-garde profile — the collaboration at its most fashion-forward. The Cross Dust has a more compact, performance-balanced profile — the collaboration at its most technically Salomon-grounded. Both feature Contagrip, Quicklace, and unisex sizing at $169.

Q: What color is ‘Asparagus Green’ exactly?
A: A medium-value organic green with a slightly grey-blue undertone — the color of fresh asparagus stalks or herb stems. Not military olive (warmer, more yellow-brown), not hunter green (darker, cooler), not lime (synthetic, high-saturation), not sage (muted, dusty). Botanical and precise, with wide styling range against neutrals and earth tones.

Q: Is this the current MM6 x Salomon collection?
A: Yes. The XT-MM6 ‘Asparagus Green’ is part of the MM6 x Salomon Spring 2026 Collection — the most recent drop from this collaboration.

Q: What is MM6 Maison Margiela?
A: The conceptual diffusion line of Maison Margiela — the Paris luxury fashion house founded by Martin Margiela in 1988. MM6 is more accessible than the mainline but equally committed to the deconstructivist design philosophy. Current creative director: John Galliano (since 2014). The MM6 x Salomon partnership is one of MM6’s most creatively significant and sustained collaborations.

Q: Is this true to size?
A: Yes. Size up half for a more relaxed fit. Women should size down approximately 1 size from their women’s US size (e.g., women’s US 8 → men’s US 7 / EU 40).