Month: February 2023

European fashion month kicks off with London Fashion Week. For this Fall/Winter 2023 season, all eyes were on the UK as stars arrived in the British capital to attend a memorial to celebrate the late-Vivienne Westwood. Later on in the week, Daniel Lee debuted his first collection for Burberry while Moncler Genius delivered a star-studded and show-stopping experience that honored both the brand and their collaborators.In between all the shows and events, attendees showed off their best street-style looks, of course, paired with some of the most sought-after shoes from the previous months. Showgoers appeared to choose shoes that provided the most comfort, and fit for all the walking and traveling in between shows. Salomon was the brand of choice. One attendee wore the coveted Kar L’Art de L’Automobile and Salomon ACS Pro Advanced collaboration while others opted for the more classic silhouettes like the Salomon XT-4 and XT-6 models. When talking about comfort, ASICS shoes always make an appearance. The newly released Andersson Bell and Asics GEL-Sonoma 15-50 was a technical sneaker to look out for, as the ASICS Angelo Baque x Gel Kayano 14.Various iterations of the Margiela’s Tabi shoes were a big hit amongst attendees, making it one of the go-to additions to the outfit. Nike continues to a staple sneaker brand with the Jacquemus x Nike Air Humara at center stage along with the CDG x Nike Air Foamposite and the Martine Rose x Nike Shox Mule MR4. Footwear selection at London Fashion Week showed of some of the industry’s rarest finds to start of the first European fashion week of fashion month.Take a look above at some of the best footwear seen at LFW FW23. In other LFW news, here are some of the best street styles during the week.

Standing as an industry leader in 3D-printing and innovative footwear technology, Zellerfeld has now launched its open beta platform. Aiming to revolutionize the footwear industry, the initial platform offers 15 exclusive designs, with new designs set to be added on weekly basis, from both leading brands and a new generation of designers.The open beta platform builds on Zellerfeld’s closed beta program which saw selected beta testers deliver feedback on 3D-printed footwear and processes. The open beta program will serve to offer the general public unrestricted access to 3D-printed footwear, enabling designers and brands to release new designs at an unprecedented speed. Aside from providing a new supply avenue, Zellerfeld helps eliminate sweatshops and the associated human rights violations.Receiving a $15 million USD seed back from Founders Fund, Zellerfeld spent seven years researching and developing proprietary printers, software, materials, and print-farm design. Breaking-down conventional barriers, forging new paths, and overall disrupting the status quo, the company has created scalable 3D-printed closed-loop production with 100 percent recyclability and eliminated the traditional upfront costs which could amount to $500,000-$1 million USD per shoe design and lengthy development lead times.”Zellerfeld is the future of the footwear industry,” said Cornelius Schmitt, Co-Founder and CEO. “We’re proud to be breaking down the barriers to entry for designers to zero and to offer a platform that enables experimentation. This is a revolution in footwear and we’re proud of taking a stand against the status quo while providing an ethical, sustainable, and design-led future for footwear.”All 15 designs now on the open beta platform on Zellerfeld’s website feature the company’s 3D-printing technology including custom fitted, printed-to-order, mono-material, fully recyclable, no stitches or gluing of components or human construction required,For more footwear news, take an official look at the Nike Air Flight Huarache “OG.”