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TOMS Turns Its Alpargata Into a Wearable Tennis Ball

August 28, 2026

The TOMS Tennis Club Alpargata is the brand’s most literal take on a trend yet, a limited-edition collection that rebuilds its slip-on around the fuzzy fluorescent yellow of a tennis ball. Landing during New York’s biggest tennis week, it leans all the way into the tennis-core moment, aiming squarely at the crowd that treats courtside style as an everyday look.See the shoe and you clock the ball before you clock the footwear. Fluorescent yellow felt covers the upper in the same color and texture you’d feel on a fresh ball out of the can, finished off with bonded tape detailing and a perforated leather footbed in official court blue. It’s a one-glance reference that does the heavy lifting on its own.Where the two versions part ways is in the extras. The women’s Alpargata layers in net-inspired mesh quarter panels and a row of embroidered players rallying across the side, small kinetic touches that reward a closer look. The men’s pair keeps it cleaner, letting the felt, bonded tape details, and the court-blue footbed carry the theme without the added flourishes.Then there’s the packaging, which TOMS clearly refused to treat as an afterthought. Rather than a standard shoebox, each pair arrives sealed inside a collectible canister modeled on a tennis ball tube, folding the unboxing into the game and leaving buyers with something worth keeping on the shelf once the shoes are out.Part of what makes the timing land is the wave it’s riding. Tennis-core has spilled off the baseline and into fashion feeds over the past year, a shift TOMS underscores by pointing to fashion-press coverage and social hashtag counts stretching into the millions, and this drop is engineered to meet that interest at its peak.Underneath the novelty sits the piece that gives the launch some staying power. TOMS is partnering with Black Girls Tennis Club, a nonprofit founded in 2022 to grow access, representation and opportunity in the sport, sponsoring clinics in Central Park that help local New York girls build confidence and find their footing on the court.The limited-edition Tennis Alpargata collection releases Thursday, August 27, exclusively on TOMS.com and TikTok Shop, while supplies last, with every purchase helping support children’s education, health and well-being.

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UGG and Willy Chavarria Announce Debut Capsule Collection

August 28, 2026

Summary

UGG and Willy Chavarria have officially partnered to unveil their debut collaborative capsule collectionThe unisex range includes five distinct footwear models accompanied by the Hug It Tee and branded socksThe launch is supported by the UGG & KISSES campaign starring Eva Longoria Danny Trejo Becky G and Ivan Cornejo

UGG and designer Willy Chavarria have officially unveiled their inaugural collaborative capsule collection. The upcoming unisex offering explores the thematic interplay of strength and softness, blending Chavarria’s sharp cultural perspective with UGG’s signature design identity.Centered around themes of rebellion and tenderness, the collaborative capsule presents a balance of fierce and friendly aesthetics across five distinct footwear models. The footwear lineup consists of the UGG® Willy Chavarria Guard Boot, Biker Boot, Relaxed Boot, Otzo Clog, and the Hotel Chavarria Slipper. To complete the range, the duo has introduced two dedicated wardrobe essentials: the UGG® Willy Chavarria Hug It Tee and the UGG® Willy Chavarria Sock.The launch is highlighted by the “UGG & KISSES” campaign, which features an extraordinary cast including Eva Longoria, Danny Trejo, Becky G, and Ivan Cornejo. Loosely inspired by the classic ’90s sitcom Married… with Children, the creative campaign reimagines the dynamic and humor of the original show through Chavarria’s Mexican-American lens while preserving the wit, warmth, and playful irreverence core to both brands.The UGG x Willy Chavarria collection will be available on September 10, 2026, at UGG, select UGG retail locations globally, and select pinnacle retailers worldwide.

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Vans Turns the Penny Loafer Into a Skate Shoe in “Black” and “Dachshund Brown”

August 27, 2026

Name: Vans Horsebit Skate LoaferColorway: Black, Dachshund BrownSKU: VN000Z76BM8, VN000Z767UGMSRP: $85 USDRelease Date: Available nowWhere to Buy: VansVans has turned the penny loafer into a skate shoe with the Skate Loafer, a slip-on that pulls the silhouette straight out of the 1950s and rebuilds it on the brand’s skate platform. The result keeps the dressy loafer profile intact while swapping in the hardware Vans uses across its skate line, and it lands in two colorways: Black and Dachshund Brown.The concept lives in the contrast between the upper and the sole. Up top, Vans holds onto the loafer’s throwback shape and finishes it in suede for a soft, textured look, complete with a horsebit detail across the vamp that signals the dress-shoe reference. Underneath, the shoe is all skate: a vulcanized construction gives it the flexibility and board feel skaters look for, reinforced paneling adds durability against the wear that skating puts on a shoe, and the whole thing reads as a functional deck companion rather than a loafer that only looks the part.The performance pieces are pulled from Vans’ skate catalog. A SickStick rubber waffle outsole handles grip and traction on the board, while PopCush insoles supply cushioning without deadening the connection to the deck that skaters rely on. The waffle tread itself carries the pattern Vans has run since 1966, tying the skate-specific build back to the brand’s founding traction design even on a silhouette this unexpected.Small details keep the loafer and skate identities in balance. A subtle five-checker flag label sits at the collar, a quiet nod to Vans’ checkerboard signature, and the horsebit hardware anchors the loafer read without tipping the shoe into pure formalwear. Offered in a clean Black and the warmer, tonal Dachshund Brown, the pair works as an everyday slip-on that can move from the street to the board.

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