Sneaker Diaries by Grace Ahlbom

Both reckless and refreshing, Grace’s film offers an extending experience on Acne Studios’ seasonal additions and iconic classics. Check it out below.

Acne Studios Fall/Winter 2018 sneakers captured by by Grace Ahlbom

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Converse x Collina Strada

June 15, 2026

If self-expression has no limits, how can you be the best version of yourself? Turn the everyday into extraordinary. Designer Hillary Taymour seeks this out in the first collaborative collection between Converse and Collina Strada. It shares their belief that creativity is a needed catalyst for self-expression. The merge readapts four Converse silhouettes to fit into the magical world of Collina Strada in a shoe line that is a complete burst of joy, intent, and personality.

The laces are lined with colorful gummy-looking beads and silver charms (which of course match Collinda Strada necklace and earrings), acting as talismans for the wearer. Set any intention on these charms — luck, power, magic — and reflect it in each step you take. With each breath you take, bite you take, and step you take. In, out, chew, swallow, left, right. Life has a rhythm to it but so do you. Dance to it, and make sure you have the right shoe for it.

Creative Director Hillary Taymour
Campaign Concept by Thom Bettridge
Photography by Charlie Engman

With cult-status core pieces, the plaid shoes mutate into a unique capsule collection. New territory of plaid/floral lace and gem embellishments are unlocked. The sneaker tongue is stretched out to fold over the front. The eyelets resemble stars. The colorful palette encapsulates the lovely seasonal time, knowing that only the sunshine can bring matching flowers that will line the walk taken. Wear them with what you have or match with your Collinda Strada wardrobe, but either way it will be a look remembered by passersby.

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PUMA AND SALEHE BEMBURY TURN DTLA INTO A SOUND SYSTEM

June 14, 2026

PUMA and Salehe Bembury took over The Row DTLA this week, transforming the historic venue into a layered, sensory preview of their TRVL WEAR collection, the second chapter of PUMA's football rollout ahead of this summer's tournament. After dropping kits for 11 national federations in March, the brand is shifting gears toward something more street, more sound driven, more lifestyle than pitch.

The activation read less like a product launch and more like a world building exercise. Guests moved through interactive environments built around the collection's design language, with the night's centerpiece being "Hidden Frequencies," a reveal of the Velum 1 Akita's UV-reactive detailing, glowing under blacklight for a crowd that included Bembury himself and Ghanaian rapper and model Black Sherif.

Favela Worldwide handled the soundtrack, with DJs D33J, Siobhan Bell, 2 D0GS, Brian Vidal, and Sophie Fray rotating through sets that mirrored the collection's global remix of references. Tactile installations let attendees engage with the craftsmanship directly, reinforcing the throughline: football as culture, not just competition.

The collection itself reworks PUMA archives through Bembury's lens, the PUMA KING tracksuit reimagined, alongside jerseys, shorts, goalkeeper kits, and travel wear built for movement between cities and time zones. The Velum 1 marks the sneaker's debut, already on the feet of Côte d'Ivoire's national team ahead of the tournament.

Photos by BFA, Jojo Korsh

PUMA x Salehe Bembury TRVL WEAR is available now at PUMA.com, PUMA stores, and select retailers.

Fashion

JENNAX's United Nations of Latex

It’s exploring the tension between performance and fetish, masculinity and femininity.

The collection spans five nations: Germany, to honor Jenna's upbringing; U.S. to honor her current home and host of this year's game; Mexico, to honor their heavy cultural influence in both Los Angeles (Jenna's home base) and soccer; Brazil and Argentina as the most iconic soccer nations. Growing up in Germany, soccer was an ever-present cultural force yet one that felt exclusively male.

That's why JENNAX entered the field of soccer jerseys, disrupting the existing stereotypes we unconsciously have build around sportswear. LATEX NATIONS puts the culture, identity, symbolism, and empowerment behind the sport through a feminine lens. With the bold country-specific colors and form fit, the second skin makes soccer sexy. JENNAX levels the playing field for the female.

The collection is a paradox in itself and, more than stylish, it presents a radical approach to how we view function and fashion. "It’s exploring the tension between performance and fetish, as well as masculinity and femininity. A football jersey normally represents function and athleticism, while latex carries very different associations. Bringing those worlds together creates something disruptive and new," Jenna shares. Fashion and sports, the most stereotypical feminine and masculine embodiments, combine to remind us we live in a world where anyone can be anything.