£450k for trainers: why vintage fashion is the new smart investment
In a booming market for Birkins, Baguettes and ‘Lux Anaconda’ shoes, the traditional auction houses are getting in on the act
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Water-repellent Louis Vuitton 2054: Virgil Abloh’s new codes of urban dressing and activewear
Launched for Spring-Summer 2020, Louis Vuitton 2054, the new performance-inspired and tech line by Men’s Artistic Virgil Abloh, fuses the present century with the year 1854 when the French luxury house Louis Vuitton was founded. Virgil Abloh’s LV2054 collection expresses a vision for a multifunctional wardrobe of the future. Invoking the idea of a … Read more
Sneaker fans clamour for designer’s lace-up tribute to home town
Limited-edition shoe launching at Adidas exhibition in Blackburn, part of British Textile Biennial
Canadian Collector Acquires Majority of the Ultimate Sneaker Collection
The shoes are the story, and the stories are in the shoes. Once the domain of a dedicated core of collectors and connoisseurs scattered in select U.S. cities, the culture of sneaker fashion has exploded to become a worldwide phenomenon, a new universal language of cool. Sotheby’s and Stadium Goods announced that all … Read more
Off piste: why oversized ski goggles are the hottest look this year
Trend for sporty sunglasses led by Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna and Rita Ora
Goodbye ‘ugly’ shoes – hello comfy trainers for the hygge generation
2018 was defined by bulbous, ironic, anti-beauty sneakers. Now trainers that are unremarkable, functional and washable are gaining traction