Willy Chavarria’s newest Adidas collaboration and new Charles Jourdan tie-up weren’t the one shoe partnerships to hit the designer’s Paris runway on Friday.
The designer additionally previewed a brand new partnership with Portuguese footwear model Mariano Footwear at his spring/summer season 2026 present. The collaborative slip-on patent leather-based idler fashion was seen in hues of white, inexperienced and crimson and “supply a sculptural, minimalist distinction to the gathering’s vivid palette,” the designer famous.
The collaboration between the 2 labels was dropped at life with the assistance of APICCAPS, the Portuguese footwear affiliation.
“Their dedication to craftsmanship and heritage aligns seamlessly with our design values,” stated Chavarria stated in a press release.
Paulo Goncalves, communications director at APICCAPS, added that the collaboration is a part of its plan to spice up the presence of Portuguese footwear within the U.S.
“Portugal provides unmatched craftsmanship and experience in producing premium footwear, whereas Willy Chavarria brings uncooked expertise and a contemporary, up to date imaginative and prescient,” Goncalves stated. “Collectively, we kind a strong and promising partnership.”
Fashions put on the Willy Chavarria x Mariano patent leather-based loafers.
Courtesy of Willy Chavarria
Chavarria’s new collab with Mariano Footwear debuted alongside the designer’s third installment of his tie-up with Adidas Originals. For spring/summer season 2026, Adidas Originals x Willy Chavarria introduces a totally new operating mannequin with the Megaride AG and Megaride AG XL in addition to the Chavarria Celebrity.
However these weren’t the one shoe collaborations this season. Chavarria additionally introduced a brand new Charles Jourdan ladies’s and males’s collaboration on Friday.
Based on the designer, the gathering attracts on uncommon items from the Charles Jourdan archives, together with types held by non-public collectors and museums. The silhouettes have been recolored and reworked with contemporary supplies to mirror Chavarria’s design language.
As for Mariano Footwear and APICCAPS, this isn’t the primary time the label teamed up with an American firm. In September, the Portuguese showcased a collaboration with designer and 2024 CFDA/Vogue Style Fund finalist Presley Oldham. The gathering, which debuted at Oldham’s spring/summer season 2025 presentation at New York Style Week, consists of types for each women and men.
These collaborations come because the Portuguese footwear business doubles down on its efforts to develop into a powerful various to Italian shoe manufacturing. Final June, APICCAPS introduced that the nation’s shoe business is investing 600 million euros between now and 2030 to raised place Portugal as a related participant within the luxurious footwear sector.
Fashions put on the Willy Chavarria x Mariano patent leather-based loafers.
Courtesy of Willy Chavarria