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Our Favorite Collaborations from Fashion Month SS25

From Cecilie Bahnsen and The North Face to Stella McCartney and adidas.

Our Favorite Collaborations from Fashion Month SS25

From Cecilie Bahnsen and The North Face to Stella McCartney and adidas.

There’s a reason we saw the controversial New Balance snoafer on the runway at Fashion Week first. Arriving in collaboration form with Junya Watanabe, the divisive silhouette made its debut at the brand’s Fall/Winter 2024 show in Paris — generating hype, gauging a reaction most importantly: offering the brand an opportunity to analyze its potential before it even released.

Fashion week is full of opportunities. For influencers and content creators, it’s a place to show off their street style. For fashion writers and buyers, it’s a place to get inspired. But for brands and designers? It’s a place to debut not only new collections but also to tease and preview new collaborations, testing their viral potential and audience interaction.

As a result, the fashion week circuit has become an intrinsic part of the collaboration roll-out plan, often playing host to new team-ups and partnerships. This Spring/Summer 2025 season was no different, and even just halfway through, we’ve spotted a tonne of major team-ups that we’re already obsessed with.

From BIMBA Y LOLA and Palomo Spain at New York Fashion Week to part three of Simone Rocha‘s Crocs takeover in London and AVAVAV in Milan, there are plenty of collabs to add to your wish lists, with plenty more debuting at Paris Fashion Week.

BIMBA Y LOLA x Palomo Spain

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Simone Rocha x Crocs

ancuta sarca footwear crocs brown chunky shoes fashion week legs In London, Simone Rocha stole our hearts (and our savings) with the third iteration of her cult-loved Crocs collaboration. Focusing on new colorways of the Siren Heeled Clog, the collaboration also debuted the Simone Rocha x Crocs Stomp Fisherman Sandal, adorning the chunky silhouette with pearls and crystals and showcasing new hues of hot pink and beige.

Nensi Dojaka x Calvin Klein

ancuta sarca footwear crocs brown chunky shoes fashion week legs Nensi Dojaka also debuted a new collaboration for LFW, teaming up with Calvin Klein — a partnership that was teased ahead of the show. Fusing Calvin Klein’s signature lingerie construction with Dojaka’s gossamer-thin organzas, the collaboration resulted in barely-there bodysuits, delicate bras and sheer dresses in a rich color palette of black, white and burgundy.

Ancuta Sarca x Clark’s Originals and Ancuta Sarca x Crocs

ancuta sarca footwear crocs brown chunky shoes fashion week legs Romanian designer Ancuta Sarca previewed not just one, but two unexpected collaborations during LFW, joining forces with two cult-loved footwear brands, Crocs and Clarks Originals, for the first time. Chunky Crocs clogs arrived in new hues and materials, complete with metallic buckles and toggle detailing, while the Clarks Wallabee was unrecognizable, landing in a pointy kitten heel iteration in a range of colors.

Chopova Lowena x ASICS

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MAINS x Kickers

ancuta sarca footwear crocs brown chunky shoes fashion week legs Skepta’s MAINS teased a collaboration with Kickers ahead of the show, making the official debut on the runway. Featuring a range of Kick Hi boots in various colorways, the collaboration saw the classic silhouette reimagined with a slider back and faux fur detailing.

Sinead Gorey x Converse

ancuta sarca footwear crocs brown chunky shoes fashion week legs Sinead Gorey recreated the great British prom for SS25 and what better footwear companion than Converse? In the words of Demi Lovato, who said I can’t wear my Converse with my prom dress? Not Sinead Gorey, that’s for sure. The London-based party girl and designer debuted a range of knee-grazing Chuck 70 XXHi’s, All-Stars and Chuck 70 Wedges.

MM6 Maison Margiela x Dr. Martens

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MM6 Maison Margiela debuted a new Dr. Martens collaboration at Milan Fashion Week, taking over the brand’s signature 1460 8-eyelet boots with a hand-painted white colorway. Designed to match a range of MM6’s hand-painted garments from the collection, the new boot appears dipped in the chalky white paint, visibly peeling off around the outsole and laces for an aged aesthetic.

AVAVAV x adidas Originals

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Similarly, AVAVAV’s SS25 show in Milan saw a new adidas Originals collaboration make its runway debut, featuring shrunken three-stripe hoodies, upcycled bags and shorts alongside an optical illusion look that saw a model’s body hand-painted with a red adidas track jacket. That one likely won’t make it to the stockists…

Cecilie Bahnsen x The North Face

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Aside from the Danish designer’s ongoing relationship with ASICS, it appears Cecilie Bahnsen took Paris Fashion Week as an opportunity to debut something entirely new and unexpected: a collaboration with The North Face. Bahnsen teamed up with the outdoor pioneers for a gorpcore-inspired ready-to-wear and accessories collection, adorned with her signature femininity. “We decided from the beginning that we wanted to go extremely tech, so we took a very futuristic approach to our outerwear,” Bahnsen said of the collaboration. “These pieces have all of the utilitarian details – waterproofing, protective layers, durability — but they are still super feminine. We just got to really nerd out on what we love.”

ECCO.Kollektive x Ottolinger

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SS25 saw Ottolinger collaborating with ECCO.Kollektive, leaning into working with leather for the first time. Taking inspiration from Dadaism, the absurdist art movement, the collaboration saw the brand take over ECCO.Kollektive’s “Joke” silhouette in wedge heel form. Arriving as exaggerated silhouettes in matte textures, the new shoes arrived in hues of black, silver and “barely pink.”

adidas x Stella McCartney

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Stella McCartney also debuted its latest team-up on the runway, presenting the unisex Rasant trainer, created in collaboration with adidas. A new, high-top silhouette, the sneaker is crafted from vegan materials and takes inspiration from vintage racing shoes. Taking its name from the German word for “rapid,” the silhouette also references the adidas Monza sneaker, prevalent in the late 1970s and ’80s.

Swarovski x Coperni

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Coperni’s Disneyland showcase was a viral moment for many reasons, but one of the more subtle is its collaboration with Swarovski. Unveiled during “Act 3” of the show aka “The Princess Transformation, “a mini Swarovski Swipe Bag was debuted, aiming to recreate Cinderella’s glass slipper. The result of 110 hours of production, completed mostly by hand by Swarovski specialists, it’s probably one of the most intricate collaborations we’ve spotted this season.