The past few weeks have been very eventful in terms of collaborations. From fashion houses coming together again – Gucci x Comme des Carçons – to sport brands creating footwear inspired by legendary art works – Rebook x Keith Haring – we’ve had it all. We put together a list of all the latest and hottest collaborations you need to get your hands on this fall.
Margielyn Didal x New Balance Numeric 272
Although not your usual skate shoe, the New Balance Numeric 272 has been received with tremendous excitement. Built for those who live for skateboarding, the new NB Numeric Margielyn Didal features a redesigned vulcanised sole for built-in comfort and a thin insole for the ultimate board feel. The colourway was inspired by the Filipino snack ‘Puso’ – a woven pouch made of coconut leaves and filled with rice.
Margielyn explained the aesthetic of sneaker on Instagram: “You get the details on the side, which you know when you see it and you touch it, it’s like holding a puso right now.”
If you want your shoes to look like a snack, get yourself a pair of these!”
Gucci x Comme des Garçons Tote Bag
Teased last week, the new Gucci x Comme des Garcons tote is everything you want and need this season. Although the brands have previously collaborated in 2018 and 2019 when they released a plastic paper tote bag and a floral iteration, this year’s model is completely different. It comes in a sleek black colourway featuring the CdG logo covered with a Gucci signature green-red-green stripes ribbon. The bag’s silhouette is simple and practical, protected by a see-through plastic layer that makes it shiny and waterproof. The tote bag is available on Gucci Vault – the brand’s newest e-commerce platform also featuring the house’s digital archive.
Patta x Nike Air Max 1
The new Patta x Air Max 1 sneaker was inspired by the connection between the Amsterdam-based brand and the Air Max community. Based on the original Air Max 1 silhouette, the new model features a new wave pattern, a mini-Swoosh on the mudguard and Patta’s logo on the tongue and sock liner. Like Nike, Patta has an established reputation in the streetwear scene – a black-owned independent business that has been empowering young people to pursue their entrepreneurial instincts. Therefore, it only makes sense that the two brands would join forces. Nike and Patta have been working together for years now, this being their 7th collaboration and 5th reinterpretation of the Air Max silhouette. The new Air Maxes are available on Patta’s website as well as on other reselling platforms.
Feng Chen Wang x Converse Chuck 70 2-In-1
The new Feng Chen Wang Converse 70 2-in-1 shoe is pushing structural limits and cultural bounds. The silhouette emulates concrete rubble and draws on the concept of dualism and abstract juxtaposition – rigid structures with comfort and familiarity to ‘break through’.
In other words, it creates the illusion of restrictions being shattered. The Chinese-born, London-based designer’s take on the iconic silhouette is bold – two sneaker halves fused into a cohesive whole. Made out of leather, it features an exaggerated stacked outsole split into quadrants and signature double foxing and a heel loop for wrap-around lacing. The sneaker comes in two colourways: ‘Grey/Grey/Grey’ and ‘Quartz Pink/Strawberry Ice’.
UGG x Telfar
With the revival of Y2K fashion trends, the UGG boot has also made its comeback. The nostalgia for the stompy-plush shoes has taken over Instagram lately. Equally Telfer’s shopping bag has been the ‘it-bag’ for the last few months. No wonder the two brands decided to come together and release a totally unexpected collaboration. The collection features a new take on the classic boots in two colourways – sleek black and the signature rich chestnut nuance, and of course a classic Telfar shopping bag with plush detailing. If you’re trying look cute this winter, get yourself a pair of these boots and a matching bag!
Reebok x Keith Haring
Reebok has just announced a new sneaker collection in collaboration with Keith Haring Foundation. The American artist has been a huge source of inspiration in the streetwear scene in the last decade, making him a cultural icon in the fashion industry but also acclaiming him as a legend. The range includes Reebok’s 5 most iconic silhouettes: Classic Leather, Classic Leather Legacy AZ, Club C, Club C Legacy and GL 6000 – all designed to recreate Haring’s signature motifs. The lineup will drop on the brand’s website on October 22.
Supreme x Nike Cross Trainer Low
For this fall, Nike has collaborated with Supreme on a new version of the Cross Trainer Low sneaker. The streetwear giant took it to Instagram to explain the silhouette’s features:
‘a premium leather upper with perforated leather toe and quarter panels, dazzle mesh tongue and heel panels, DURAPLUSH tongue and heel lining, rubber outsole with lugs and flex grooves, co-branded footbed, raised logo at tongue, debossed and embroidered logos at heel’.
The sneaker was made exclusively for Supreme and comes in two colourways – one in red, yellow, green, black and white, and the other in red, black and khaki.
Words By Alexandra Yassin
Photo Credit: Ugg Instagram
