British youth culture has become a source of inspiration for fashion brands and fashion art units in recent years, and often focuses on "East London" which is closely related to clothing design and subculture. The recent Valentino 2022 early autumn series is based on East London. "Producing" a highly recognizable portrait of youth, the Open Skate shoe that combines street and luxury characteristics is one of this masterpieces.
East London,
exquisite subculture group,
is attracting designers,
"Youth Portrait":
London's "subculture" is quite important in the history of fashion. There were even people in East London wearing "exquisite Italian suits" "Youth groups, such as Teddy Boy in the 1950s, who wore unsold suits from tailor shops, and the Mods group in the 1960s when jazz was popular, were also keen on using "tailor-made" suits to match their own music taste;
Teddy Boy in London / Mods
The free rave culture of East London is still preserved until now. You can find it in clubs such as Fold, which is open 24 hours a day. In recent years, East London has attracted many artists to settle in, and more and more fashion and design The designer brand carries out Pop-Up here, forming the coexistence of "street subculture" and "high-end mainstream culture".
Left: The sunrise at Techno Club FOLD
Right: The interior decoration of the East London store of men’s clothing buyer store Browns
Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli has always loved to collect inspiration on the streets of the city. This time, Valentino’s early autumn 2022 is based on the "streets of East London" " as the background, let brick walls and old-fashioned furniture form a street "New shoe model Open Skate" is one of the first items to pay attention to. It is paired with jeans and printed shorts, echoing the street language of East London and the After Club theme;
can also be combined with Italian-cut straight trousers, "wide The combination of "trouser cover and upper" has been a popular style in recent years, allowing the wearer to extend the street atmosphere defined by high fashion;
In addition, Open Skate, as a new model of Valentino Open shoe series, is also the brand's "successful rejuvenation" in sports shoes in recent years. ” is an important puzzle piece that allows players to see the youthful style of modern cities such as East London in the street-style shoes and luxurious craftsmanship of Open Skate.
Enlarged design, simplified symbols,
Displayed by Open Skate,
Valentino’s high-end sense,
Youthful design:
Luxury brands have often launched sports shoes in recent years to achieve "youthfulness", so more and more products have appeared in the market "Advanced Sneaker" with high demand and diverse designs;
Valentino, as one of the representatives, has previously created the iconic Rockrunner retro sports running shoes, and last year launched the retro basketball shoe style One Stud;
Left, Valentino One Stud
Right, Valentino Open for a Change
The Open series has also become very popular. It is mostly based on "white shoes" with contrasting colors and is supplemented by classic studs. The Open Skate launched this time also draws on the design of classic skate shoes to give it a unique look. The distinctive "Valentino-style youthful high-end design" accurately combines the high-end texture of young street and luxury brands.
Increased proportions, new color matching,
modern high-quality retro skate shoes
Open Skate overall visual effect, with "enlarged" unique proportions, thick uppers and wide tongues, improving the overall wearing comfort;
Open Skate There are also "wide shoelaces" that are different from the classic Open shoes. They are based on early skateboard shoes. They have a tighter feel when lacing, making it easier to adjust the tightness;
Open series often use different contrasting colors in the middle of the shoe body. In addition to retaining this design, Open Skate also adds mid-gray details to the shoe body and soles to create a more advanced and richer look for the shoes;
"Increasing proportions" is a popular trend in Sneaker design in recent years, and it also stems from the The material is derived from retro skate shoes, but Valentino uses architectural color details and overall outline, giving it a classic x modern aesthetic interpretation.
New V Logo and other simplified symbols,
Higher design language
Valentino also created a new "round rubber V Logo" on the wide tongue of the Open Skate, which is different from the Valentino Logo and full name label on other sports shoes. The new "shoe symbol" cleverly and elegantly displays high-end streetwear;
and although Valentino's classic "rivet symbol" is used, what is quite special this time is that the rivets are only placed on the toe and side of the shoe. , "simplifying" symbols is Valentino's exploration of how logo design can be applied to "different scenarios";
Open Skate, which is simple yet iconic, combines the youth subculture of East London and the free atmosphere of classic street skate shoes, showing Valentino There are more possibilities for shoe design, and exquisite Italian craftsmanship is also integrated into the texture and details, which continues to answer the reason why Valentino’s “high-end Sneaker” has become popular in recent years.
Advanced Sneaker Why is it popular?
Luxury texture and details are worth playing with,
Open Skate is like this:
As an Italian luxury brand, Valentino has always had extremely sophisticated craftsmanship, and you can find more luxurious expressions that can withstand careful study on Open Skate;
Open Skate shoe body, It has a rather complex "splicing structure", so the choice of leather is quite strict. For example, in the contrasting color area, different colors of materials need to be selected, and the toe box uses a more "textured" leather;
gray Attention is also paid to details, the edges are polished, and the Italian calfskin has a richer texture under Valentino's careful craftsmanship.
’s previous Open series shoes often had the shoelaces hidden under the tongue. This time, Valentino designed “two-color shoelaces” specifically for Open Skate. The shoe body is neatly routed and follows the color matching of the shoe. Details allow Open Skate to maintain consistency and high-end vision;
When sneakers are given luxurious texture details, that is what you see. Like Open Skate, high-end Sneakers that maintain a youthful and street atmosphere also make luxury sneakers, It extends to a richer wearing scene, which can be a skateboard park, a square with a lively atmosphere, or an art gallery that needs to match the style;
In addition, Open Skate still has many youthful designs and luxurious details, such as leather under the tongue The logo, the checkered engraving on the side of the midsole, etc. are waiting for you to discover, and they are definitely worth adding to your high-end Sneaker list.
