Category: Shoes

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.

Name: FKA twigs x On Cloudmonster 3 MuleColorway: Loess/Hare, Cacao/EspressoSKU: 3MG30343132, 3WG30323132, 3WG30326025, 3MG30346025MSRP: $180 USDRelease Date: August 27Where to Buy: OnOn has reshaped the Cloudmonster 3 into a mule, trading the running silhouette’s heel for an open-back, slip-on build co-curated with FKA Twigs. The result keeps the chunky, cushion-forward character of the original while repositioning it as an easy, all-day shoe, and it arrives in two earth-toned makeups spanning both men’s and women’s ranges.At the core is the cushioning that gave the Cloudmonster line its name. On carries over the triple-layer CloudTec setup, the stacked, hollowed-out sole units that compress underfoot for a soft ride and give the shoe its oversized, maximalist profile. Dropping that platform into a backless upper is the whole idea here: the mule keeps the exaggerated midsole intact while stripping away the heel counter, so the same cushioning system reads as a lounge-ready slide rather than a performance runner.The upper is where the comfort brief shows most clearly. On lines the interior with terry, the same looped, towel-like fabric found in robes and sweatshirts, a choice that leans into the barefoot, slip-in-and-go use case the silhouette is built for. The shell is constructed from recycled polyester, and both colorways are made in Vietnam, keeping the mule in step with the material sourcing On uses across its broader catalog.FKA Twigs’s involvement gives the release its cultural anchor. On lists the mule as co-curated with the artist, folding her into the design conversation rather than positioning the shoe as a straight seasonal drop, and the muted, earthy palette lines up with that more considered framing. The two colorways lean into tonal, natural shades: “Cacao/Espresso” runs deep and brown, while “Loess/Hare” takes a lighter, sandier route, each offered in both men’s and women’s sizing so the pairing works as a unisex-leaning family rather than a single gendered release.

Name: Bottega Veneta Klog MuleColorway: Black, Butter YellowSKU: 876100V2ED07243, 876100V2ED01000MSRP: $1,350 USDRelease Date: Available nowWhere to Buy: Bottega VenetaBottega Veneta has channeled its signature weave into a clog with the Klog Mule, a backless slip-on that renders the house’s Intrecciato craft across a lambskin upper. Made in Italy and offered in “Black” and “Butter Yellow,” the mule folds one of the brand’s most recognizable techniques into an easy, everyday silhouette.Bottega Veneta builds the clog around a seamless Intrecciato weave, the interlaced leather technique that has become the house’s calling card, worked here in lambskin so the whole upper reads as a single continuous woven surface. Executing that weave without visible seams is the technical flex, keeping the clean, unbroken look that separates the brand’s leatherwork from a standard woven finish.Comfort is engineered into the footbed. The mule sits on an ergonomic suede insole shaped to the foot, a detail that leans the slip-on toward wearability rather than pure statement dressing, and the interior is lined in lambskin to match the softness of the woven upper. A rubber outsole grounds the clog, adding a practical, everyday base beneath the luxury materials.The two colorways set the tone. The Black version keeps the mule understated and versatile, letting the texture of the weave carry the look, while the Butter Yellow makeup takes a brighter, of-the-moment route that plays up the soft, pale-yellow shade running through luxury footwear this season. Both keep the same Italian construction and material package, differing only in finish.