Vans: The Shoe Transformed by Skateboarding into a Global Language

There are brands that you don't wear. You live them. They become part of the way you walk, the music you listen to, the way you see the world from a certain angle. They don't produce seasonal collections: they produce codes, subcultures. And when a code becomes strong enough, it ceases to belong to its creator. It becomes the property of a generation.

At the Gucci Fall/Winter 2026 show in Milan—Demna Gvasalia's first as creative director of the fashion house—she was the last to walk the runway. She wore a black high-neck dress covered in rhinestones, with a completely bare back, and a silver clutch. Kate Moss closed the show as she had opened an era thirty years earlier: with apparent effortlessness, with a presence that needs no explanation.

There is a moment, in collections that really work, when you realize that they are not just talking about clothes. Etro, with its Fall/Winter 2026-27 men's collection, enters precisely there: in that hybrid zone between fashion, imagination, and identity. The title is already a statement of intent: Animuomini. A concept that sounds primordial, almost mythological, but which actually says a lot about the present.

Forget everything you know about clogs. Vans has decided to get serious and transform one of the most polarizing shoes ever into a super fashionable item. Future Clogs are designed for those who aren't afraid to be bold, who love looks that get people talking, and who see fashion as a creative playground. If you like to go unnoticed, these aren't for you.

There is a sound that never goes out of style. A riff that comes back cyclically, like rediscovered vinyl records, oversized T-shirts, and cassettes found at flea markets. It's metal, the real thing, rough and unfiltered. And today, that sound is not only heard: it is worn. The fusion between Dr. Martens and Metallica has given rise to a collection that brings together two absolute icons, speaking to a new generation that loves the past as much as the present. This collaborat