Simone Rocha’s Crocs Collaboration at London Fashion Week

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On Sept. 17, Simone Rocha’s spring 2014 runway present debuted a group of suspiciously acquainted footwear bedazzled past all recognition: Crocs. The modest footwear — identified primarily for his or her consolation and utter comfort — bought an entire face-lift in honor of London Vogue Week, and we now want each single pair.

Whereas nonetheless sustaining the integrity of the normal Crocs, the brand new collaboration added black and white crystallized rims, delicate flower gildings, and large pearl beads for additional glamour. Rocha (actually) took the footwear to the subsequent stage with chunky platform soles and translucent resin materials, primarily sending fashions down the runway in designer flatform Crocs. The sometimes informal, snug strolling footwear accompanied dreamy sheer slips dotted with bows and adorned with ribbon, borderline bridal clothes, and a brilliant pink satin set, talking to one of the vital distinguished coloration developments on this season’s runways. Designer Rocha even stepped out to take her bow in a pair herself, styling her Crocs with an identical black button-down costume.

The flashy Crocs have been inconceivable to overlook, however they’re already accustomed to the highlight. Beforehand, the model made headlines with Balenciaga’s polarizing heels, displaying up once more on the New York Vogue Week runway for Christian Cowan’s spring 2022 trend present. They made one more look at London Vogue Week in 2022 for Susan Fang’s debut present, full with customized jibbitz and matte colorways.

At their core, Crocs are dependable and useful, staying true to their roots in any respect prices. It is maybe this similar unyielding authenticity that garnered the eye of so many trend homes, together with fashionable manufacturers like MSCHF and Profit Cosmetics. “I am not shocked that Crocs have been picked up by the style trade,” Lucy Thornley, Crocs’s VP of world developments, design, and product, advised Vogue again in June 2022. “There’s one thing about our product — the form and the shape — that actually lends itself to trend. And it is solely going to proceed.”

Learn on to see Crocs’s sparkliest runway sighting but.