If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. The straight-leg jean is one of fashion’s most immortal creatures — cropping up season after season while showing no signs of ending its authority over the closets of society’s most style-savvy. The simple reason for why straight-leg jeans keep being featured everywhere from fashion houses’ new collections to the displays of It-girl-approved brands like Aritzia and Reformation? The silhouette, unlike its baggier or more flared counterparts, is the dictionary definition of the word “versatile.” Pair it with boat shoes, and you’ll get a “I spend my summers at Martha’s Vineyard” look. Team up the jean style with a trench coat and leather ankle boots for early spring, and you’ll become the office’s best-dressed employee. “In recent years, we’ve seen a huge shift in people moving away from the super-stretch skinnies and opting for more authentic, rigid fab...
Aritzia and Sperry Reunite for Spring With Two New Shoe Styles That Harness the Season’s Biggest Trends
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. There’s no question about it: Aritzia and Sperry are some of the buzziest names in the world of footwear collaborations. The first time they debuted refreshed takes on two of Sperry’s legendary boat shoes was March 2025; almost instantly, the elevated models sold out, prompting the two partners to drop even more styles that same summer (right in time for the fisherman aesthetic‘s boom). Now, Aritzia and Sperry are back for the reunion of the year (sorry, Jonas Brothers), what with the release of their co-branded 2-Eye Lug Boat Shoe and Slim Jogger: honoring Sperry’s heritage craftsmanship and Aritzia’s inherently stylish DNA both. All pairs launch on Sperry’s site March 26, with an earlier arrival at aritzia.com, where “only a few left” and “sold out online” messaging is already popping up left and right. Sperry x Aritzia Slim Jogger in Rich Moch...