Alessandro Michele taps into the skate archive again, covering the Valentino Garavani and Vans Slip-On in six new loud prints.
Summary
- The Sequel: Valentino Garavani and Vans reissue their partnership for Cruise 2026 under the direction of Alessandro Michele.
- The Graphics: The six-style unisex range covers the canvas uppers in “Cherryfic” fruit prints, house cats, tropical leaves, and remixed checkerboards.
- The Release: Collectors can find the lineup now at Valentino boutiques, the Vans Paris flagship, and on both brands’ digital storefronts.
For Cruise 2026, Alessandro Michele applies his maximalist lens to the California skate scene, marking the second round of sneakers developed between Valentino Garavani and Vans.
The partnership centers on the specific architecture of the Classic Slip-On. Born in 1977 to serve the Dogtown crowd, the laceless profile spent decades moving from empty swimming pools to red carpets, maintaining a reputation for laid-back rebellion.
That rebellion now arrives dressed in high-contrast prints. Michele remixes the standard grid with the VLogo in black and red, or a punchier black and pink, while other unisex pairs feature tropical leaves, oversized dots, or the returning “Le Chat de la Maison” cat motif.
Those motifs extend all the way to the cardboard housing. Each pair ships in special packaging that fuses the skate grid with the Roman house’s branding, available now at Valentino locations, the Vans Paris flagship, and online.
