Vagabond Shoemakers has announced its Autumn/Winter 2022 collection which explores the brand’s already-established aesthetic through a contemporary lens. The collection incorporates footwear styles from multiple eras, including the ‘70s and ‘90s, to convey the brand’s new and improved production methods.
Vagabond initially only offered men's footwear, but the company has now expanded to include women’s silhouettes. The women’s collection offers consumers multiple avant-garde and innovative styles that can be transformed into formal wear. Details such as buckles, straps, and eyelets can be attributed to punk and alternative fashion, while other offerings such as the ‘Cosmo 2.0,’ ‘Brooke,’ and ‘Eyra’ are updated takes on classic silhouettes from Vagabond.
The men’s collection opts for a more minimal approach, incorporating reworked classics and new silhouettes for a formal and sporty look. The collection highlight is the updated ‘Mike’ silhouette, which was initially debuted in 2021.
The Autumn/Winter collection from Vagabond Shoemakers is now available online.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Reworked Footwear Collections
- The trend of reworking classic footwear styles with modern design elements to cater to different audiences presents opportunities for sustainable fashion and hybrid fashion companies.
- Contemporary Footwear
- The trend of creating contemporary footwear collections that incorporate styles from multiple eras presents opportunities for companies to cultivate nostalgic and avant-garde fashion trends.
- Gender-inclusive Footwear
- The trend of expanding footwear collections to include both men's and women's silhouettes presents opportunities for companies to cater to a broader range of consumers and introduce new and innovative styles.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Fashion
- In the fashion industry, there is an opportunity to develop innovative production methods that incorporate classic and contemporary design elements to create new and more sustainable footwear collections.
- Sustainable Fashion
- The trend of reworking classic footwear styles with modern design elements presents an opportunity for sustainable fashion companies to create new and more eco-friendly fashion collections by repurposing old shoes.
- Retail
- Expanding footwear collections to include gender-inclusive and contemporary styles presents opportunities for retail businesses to reach new markets and boost sales while also staying current with current fashion trends.
