Feng Chen Wang took her collaboration with Converse to the next level at her fall/winter 2024 runway presentation in Paris on Thursday.
During Thursday’s show, the Chinese-born and London-based menswear designer known for her bold conceptual designs, showed her upcoming Chuck 70 2-in-1 Low sneaker that was first teased earlier this month.
The sneaker, available in two colorways, is adorned with several points of distressed detailing that includes exposed stitching, cut marks and fraying. It also features a paired canvas overlay, double-layered foxing tape and a modified outsole, is spliced into four quadrants.
According to Wang, a frequent Converse and Ugg collaborator, “the bold concept converges form and style in a singular approach.” Similar to her previous interpretation of Converse’s design, the silhouette is “crafted with ‘two’ in mind.”
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The style, which retails for $182 and officially launches on Feb. 6, is now available as a “seen on the runway” offering for a limited period at fengchenwang.com.
Aside from the Chuck 70 2-in-1 runway moment, Wang debuted a new removable molded sole that can be added to the upcoming Converse style. Called the “Chahu,” the 3D molded sole is inspired by the shape of a deformed teapot with irregular edges and curved three-dimensionally, according to Wang. The sole comes in black, brown and white colorways and retails for $382. It’s now available for preorder and takes about eight weeks to ship, according to Wang’s site.
As for the rest of Wang’s fall/winter 2024 collection, the designer said in her show notes that this season transforms tea culture into a design language, demonstrating respect for nature and traditional culture while conveying independent thinking on contemporary values.
“Autumn-Winter ‘24 is a journey from a physical world to something more spiritual, tea is deeply rooted in my culture and has been for centuries, something so precious to me,” Wang wrote. “It has been a pleasure for me to share this with you through my collection – extending an invitation for you to join me for tea.”
