Just as we were all getting over Raf Simons’ new title at Calvin Klein, the designer unveiled the latest styles from his ongoing collaboration with Adidas. Raf’s perforated “R,” has been a street-style staple for many seasons now. But the styles coming this September are giving us mega 90s vibes, and we’re obsessed.
For fall 2016, the Stan Smith will be introduced in even more silhouettes: the Stan Smith Comfort and the Matrix Spirit. The Stan Smith Comfort is trimmed with Velcro straps, while the Matrix Spirit is “an archival sneaker from 1984 — a basketball-inspired shape fashioned out of canvas,” reported Refinery29.
Everybody loves feelings of nostalgia, and these retro-inspired kicks will most definitely be welcomed into closets worldwide. However, acquiring a Raf piece doesn’t come cheap: these sneakers will cost between $330 to $415 a pair.
The sneakers will be available later this month at high-end retailers like Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, and Ssense, as well as at Adidas concept stores.
For Spring/Summer 2027, Casablanca founder and creative director Charaf Tajer looks to Brazil with Amor e Progresso, a vibrant celebration of love, possibility and the beauty of seemingly opposing worlds coming together. Inspired by the country’s carnival, soccer culture, tropical landscapes, beaches and multicultural identity, the collection moves freely between sophistication and ease, tailoring and
Paris Fashion Week isn’t only about fashion’s biggest names. On October 2, SSENSE turned its attention to the industry’s next generation with Salon des Refusés, a one-day Paris pop-up celebrating emerging design and creative culture. Inspired by the original Salon des Refusés of 1863—which gave boundary-pushing artists rejected by the Paris establishment a space to
For Spring/Summer 2027, Ottolinger is asking a simple question: What do our clothes actually do for the person wearing them? Creative directors Christa Bösch and Cosima Gadient found their answer in Moisturizer, a collection centered on confidence, sensuality and the feeling of being comfortable in your own skin. Inspired by those few intimate minutes spent
Some weeks require thoughtful cultural analysis. This one requires pointing at the screen. From Paris Fashion Week to Tate McRae’s first fragrance and the VMAs’ unlikely comeback, here’s everything currently occupying space in my head.
