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1 day ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Aerin Daniel |David Fischer
Hender Scheme, the Japanese brand best known overseas for its all-leather remakes of classic sneakers, is still at the top of its game. Proof lies in its luxe veg-tanned leather take on the adidas Kaiser 5 football sneaker. This is not an adidas Samba, that's for sure, but it is an indoor terrace shoe indicative of both adidas' design brilliance and Hender Scheme's artful footwear.
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4 days ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Aerin Daniel |David Fischer
Chanel does flat sneakers like it does fine handbags. As perhaps the world's single most-powerful luxury label, even Chanel's approach to a verdant footwear trend is, of course, pure Chanel. These low-top sneakers, quietly released as part of Chanel's Spring/Summer 2025 collection, are as close as Chanel gets to minding others' business. Chanel does not do trends. It makes trends Chanel.
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1 week ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Aerin Daniel |David Fischer
Oakley has quietly had some of the most genius sneakers in the game, and not even just recently. All the way back in the early 2000s, Oakley was turning out some top-tier footwear designs years ahead of their time. The Oakley Factory Team Flesh Warp shoe is perfect proof.
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2 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Aerin Daniel |David Fischer
adidas' Superstar sneaker is perhaps the most classic shoe in adidas' catalogue. But when adidas remakes the Superstar by hand in Germany, classic goes quiet luxury (and that's not even including adidas' own "quiet luxury" shoes). The adidas Superstar Made in Germany sneakers were first spotted earlier this year — kicking off a boom era for the timeless shell-toed adidas shoe — when they quietly launched in a strict edition of 1,969.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Aerin Daniel
11 hours agoFarewell, quiet luxury. Hello, unapologetic statement-making. Loquacious Gemini season kicks off this May 20, raising life’s frequency to a buzzy hum. Make way for four weeks of dynamic dialogue as dormant DMs come alive. Quick-witted chitchat crops up with strangers in grocery lines and canine …
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2 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Aerin Daniel |David Fischer
Balenciaga has brought on a wholly new designer to replace former creative director Demna. In a major twist, the Kering-owned luxury label has hired former Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli as joint Balenciaga overseers. Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga? What better way to intro the all-new Balanciaga CEO? The news was confirmed by Balenciaga on May 19. Highsnobiety learned on May 12, internal Kering emails confirmed Pierpaolo Piccioli as Balenciaga's new creative director.
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2 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Aerin Daniel |David Fischer
Thom Browne is fresh off a booked-and-busy Met Gala, where the label turned Demi Moore into a literal neck tie for the night. It's now back to business as usual as Thom Browne unveils a solid (and sporty) Fall 2025 collection. The fall collection offers pieces like wool jackets, grey knitwear, plentiful pleats, scenic patterns, dog-shaped bags, and even outdoorsy parkas. Most notably, the eponymous brand reveals knit jerseys for the fall, alongside tweed dresses and coats made to resemble jerseys.
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2 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Aerin Daniel |David Fischer
Another day, another great Pedro Pascal 'fit. This time, the internet's favorite "daddy" has blessed Cannes with a head-to-toe Bottega Veneta look, going full A$AP Rocky mode at the 2025 film festival. There's so much to enjoy here. The crisp barn-style jacket with the deliciously woven collar and rolled-up check print sleeves. The clean white tee. The denim jeans that may or may not be made of leather. The braided, chocolatey Andiamo Messenger bag. The slick gilded bow-tie loafers. The Pedro.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Aerin Daniel
3 hours agoThe "Eddington" star was asked during a press conference for the film, which probes America's political Trump-era chaos, if he was scared to reenter the U.S. Pedro Pascal is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s administration. The “Eddington” star fielded apt political questions Saturday at …
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3 weeks ago | 
highsnobiety.com | Aerin Daniel |David Fischer
You probably don't know the names of Elisabeth Lorenz and Marc Hackländer. And there's a chance that you won't know them in the future — such is the life of a behind-the-scenes product ideator! But there's an equally serious possibility that you or someone you know will one day have their life reshaped by their ingenuity. Lorenz and Hackländer are two young German creatives from Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd, a university for applied design.
