Highlights From Paris Fashion Week Men's

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Today we're recapping highlights from Paris Fashion Week Men's, including a slew of presentations from athletic shoe brands, Feng Chen Wang's new collab with Ugg and furry sandals from Dries Van Noten.

Here's what you need to know.

Athletic Footwear Brands Show Up in Full Force at Paris Fashion Week Men’s – Showcasing New Collabs, Innovation and More

As the Summer Olympic Games quickly approach, it was no surprise to see a large number of athletic brands activating around Paris Fashion Week Men’s this month.

Asics, Saucony and Salomon have hosted large pop-up showrooms – often in the Marais district – for retail buyers and press for a few seasons now. More athletic brands joined the conversation this season, and big names like Nike, Adidas and New Balance continued to make a splash on the runway.

Read more to see a showcase the major news from biggest names in athletic footwear during Paris Fashion Week Men’s.

Feng Chen Wang Teases Latest Ugg Collab, New Platform Sole at Spring 2025 Show

Feng Chen Wang took her collaboration with Ugg to the next level at her spring/summer 2025 runway presentation at the Palais De Tokyo in Paris on Wednesday.

During the show, the Chinese-born and London-based menswear designer known for her bold conceptual designs, showed her upcoming collaboration with the Deckers-owned footwear brand – this time tackling the Tasman shoe.

Inspired by her love of ancient artifacts for her latest tie-up with Ugg, Wang cleverly incorporated the crackled glaze elements of porcelain along with the unique abstract outline of clay on to the upper of the Tasman. The style was seen in four colorways – white, black, a light mint green, light brown and ashy grey.

“Bound by an ardent love for ancient artifacts, Feng is a collector,” the show notes said. “She often falls under the spell of their incredibly detailed texture and crafts kill. Each enchanting item tempered by time, its glaze softening and deepening, narrating a beauty sculpted by time.”

Aside from the new Tasman runway moment, Wang debuted a new removable molded sole that can be added to the upcoming Ugg style.

Dries Van Noten Showed Furry Sandals, Flip-Flops and More Standout Men’s Shoe Styles at Final Show in Paris

Dries Van Noten took his final bow in Paris on Saturday as the Belgian designer presented his last collection after announcing his retirement earlier this year.

In true Dries Van Noten fashion, the clothes – and shoes – did not disappoint. For spring/summer 2025, the designer highlighted several footwear styles.

Shoe highlights this season included a glove boot featured in a soft structure in lamb or denim. Other silhouettes he is known for like mules, moccasins and cross-strap sandals were also presented in various colorways on the runway. Flip-flops enhanced with shearling and velvet, also made an appearance this season.

“This is my 129th show; like the previous ones, it looks ahead,” Van Noten wrote in his final show notes. “Tonight is many things, but it is not a grand finale."

Van Noten stated in his notes that he was inspired by contemporary Belgian artist Edith Dekyndt this season, and how she considers time and the transformation of materials across her body of work. “Following the manipulation of everyday objects and mixed media, she creates compositions in transparent vitrines that display the effect of time,” the designer stated.

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