JW Anderson Groups Up With Diadora on Equipe Sneaker, Launch Date

JW Anderson’s new footwear collaboration with Diadora is lastly right here.

For the designer’s newest shoe collab, Anderson took on the Italian shoe model’s Equipe coach, which was initially created by Diadora in 1975 for elite athletes.

Practically 50 years later, this archival unisex model is reimagined in 4 daring colorways chosen by designer Jonathan Anderson – Inexperienced Night time, Navy Peony, Empire Crimson and Princess Blue, every full with brand branded {hardware} and laces.

That includes a slim silhouette, swallowtail toe and heel-wrapping outsole, the sneaker was made within the coronary heart of Montebelluna’s footwear district in Italy and was first launched within the autumn/winter 2026 lookbook.

For the collaboration’s marketing campaign, Anderson and Diadora tapped actor Conor Sánchez to entrance the spot, which was photographed by Sammy Khoury.

Diadora president Enrico Moretti Polegato instructed FN in a press release that the Equipe sneaker has “at all times represented an genuine expression” of the corporate’s heritage.

“Partnering with Jonathan Anderson brings daring artistic vitality to this iconic silhouette, merging Diadora’s sporting legacy with probably the most influential and culturally progressive voices in up to date style,” Moretti Polegato added.

This isn’t the primary time Anderson has teamed up with footwear manufacturers on a shoe collaboration. In 2023, Anderson joined forces with Wellipets on a pair of rubber clogs that featured a frog’s face on the higher’s toe. Featured in an array of colours, the model was first seen on the designer’s fall/winter 2023 runway present at Milan Males’s Vogue Week.

Other than Wellipets, Anderson was in a long-term partnership with Converse that started in 2017. In a sequence of a number of drops, the duo created memorable takes on the traditional Chuck 70 and the Run Star Hike that includes a chunky platform.

The limited-edition JW Anderson x Diadora Equipe sneaker is now accessible to buy at Jwanderson.com, Diadora.com, JW Anderson shops in London, Milan and Tokyo, in addition to at Nordstrom.