If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. 2025’s third quarter was a notable season for loafers, per the Lyst Index — where the same silhouette across two different labels dominated the trend forecasting platform’s hottest products list. Saint Laurent’s Le Loafer and The Row’s Eel Loafer clinched second and fourth place in the roundup, respectively. Almost a year later, we’re seeing the styles pop up once more in pop culture references (think Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s ensembles in the hit Hulu show “Love Story”), sported by celebrities on the red carpet, and photographed on the feet of It-girls worldwide. Originating in Norway as a practical measure for fishermen and achieving notoriety stateside with the help of G.H. Bass’ Weejuns circa the 1930s, the loafer has kept its status as a cult classic while being open to inventi...
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes, and a new On x Loewe collab dropping every season… or whatever it is Benjamin Franklin once said. Indeed, the Swiss performance running brand and premium Spanish maison can’t seem to get enough of each other — the result being a constantly updated roster of technical-meets-lifestyle footwear that got off the ground all the way back in 2022. Spotted on the runways and Jonathan Anderson’s feet alike, the buzziest collaborative sneaker models from the two sartorial giants have included the hero Cloudtilt, the Cloudventure, and the Cloudsolo: all unified by subtle co-branded touches, a hyper-obsessive attention to detail, and steep (but ultimately worth-it) price tags. For summer 2026, On and Loewe decided to give the aforementioned Cl...