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Spray-Painted Luxe Sneakers

Alexander McQueen's Oversized Sneakers Boast a Monochromatic Colorway

— May 6, 2019 — Fashion
Alexander McQueen's signature Oversized Sneakers arrive in a colorway that directly nods to art culture with a design that replicates the look of spray paint. It does so in a muted manner, completing the sneaker in a black and white colorway.

The chunky silhouette features a color blocking look, with the base complete in white and the spray painted effect in black. The uppers are made from luxe leather materials and the front is coated in the black color and the back in white. The design gives the overall look a gradient visual across the quarter, fading in a speckled manner throughout the midsoles. The laces are a clean white with branding accents on the heel to round out the entire sneaker.
Trend Themes
1. Art-inspired Sneakers - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with artists to create limited edition sneaker designs that incorporate unique and artistic elements.
2. Chunky Silhouette - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing and manufacturing oversized sneakers with exaggerated proportions to cater to the growing demand for bold and statement-making footwear.
3. Gradient Visuals - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing new techniques to create gradient visuals on sneakers, offering customers customizable and personalized footwear options.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Using innovative materials and production methods to create unique sneakers that blend fashion and art, appealing to fashion-forward consumers.
2. Footwear - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating unconventional design elements and materials into sneakers to create visually striking and distinctive footwear products.
3. Art - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with fashion brands to create art-inspired designs on sneakers, merging the worlds of fashion and art in a fresh and exciting way.
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