You'd be forgiven for missing the Vans x Valentino collaboration on its first lap down creative director Alessandro Michele's runway at Paris Fashion Week on March 9. First, because there was simply so much to take in between the bloodred public bathroom set, the quirky-chic juxtaposing layers of naked dresses and opulent furs, and Chappell Roan presiding over the front row wearing a Valentino ballgown like a Midwest-Gone-Parisian princess. Second, because sneakers hailing from the Vans x Valentino collaboration look a lot like the former's classics. That's intentional.
2025's reigning sneaker trends invoke loud luxury with bright colors and unusual hybrid shapes (hello, ballet trainers). There's a bit of that maximalist influence in Vans x Valentino, but the styles don't stray too far from the low-key formula that's won Vans sneakers fans from skate parks to celebrity street style since the 1960s.
