What do you get when Kenzo and Vans come together for a new sneaker collection? Classic vans sneakers are masterfully reimagined colourful floral Kenzo patterns.
Featuring bold floral prints from the Kenzo archives, this is the very first collaboration with Vans under the direction of Felipe Oliveira Baptista, who was appointed creative director of Kenzo in July last year.
A brilliant marriage between the two brands’ DNA, Kenzo’s creative director breathed new life into the iconic high-top Vans Sk8-Hi sneakers as well as the Old-Skool low-top version. Each sneaker style comes in three prints and are available for both men and women.
Here’s what you can expect from the collection. We can’t wait to get our hands on a pair (or two) of the Kenzo x Van sneakers already.
Baptista has also created a capsule collection — his first for the Maison — with the same floral prints featuring heavily on T-shirts, hoodies, dresses, streetwear, bob hats, backpacks, scarves and more.
To complement Baptista’s debut, Kenzo is also releasing a limited-edition skateboard created together with The Skateroom. Only 150 pieces are available and 100 per cent of the profits will be donated to a social skate project that aims to empower at-risk youth in Jamaica.
This article was first published in Harper’s Bazaar Singapore.