Le Tigre is taking its first steps into shoes with DSW. The heritage brand has released its first shoe collection with the affordable footwear retailer on DSW’s website — which will expand to DSW stores on Aug. 14.
Priced from $60 to $70, the line features five different styles across men’s and women’s footwear, all inspired by Le Tigre’s own vintage athletic aesthetic and New York City streetwear culture (fitting, as the brand was founded there in 1977).
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Le Tigre’s first sneaker collection is the result of a 2022 deal with DSW parent company Designer Brands Inc. (DBI), which acquired the license to be its exclusive footwear designer and producer. At the time of the deal, DBI president Bill Jordan in a statement, “Le Tigre has been a loved American apparel brand since 1977. Its unique style is the perfect addition to our growing portfolio of owned brands that customers have come to expect. We are excited to have yet another way to inspire self-expression.”
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The debut line includes both chunky and low-top styles in a range of versatile hues, including classic off-white and black as well as tonal green and punchy orange, providing options to appeal to a wide base of customers.
One of the first styles in the collection is the Baxter, a contemporary sneaker with thick rubber soles and paneled fabric and suede uppers, cinched by white laces. The runner style is available in a stark white and black color palette for men, while its women’s iterations feature both taupe and green-trimmed white palettes.
A similar men’s style is the Bowery, an athletic running shoe with smooth technical fabric uppers overlaid with smooth matte paneling. The chunky rubber-soled pair is cinched with cord laces, available in monochrome off-white, beige and black and white and green palettes. The women’s iteration, meanwhile, comes in white with matte black trim.
On the more contemporary side, the Loughlin sneaker emphasizes comfort with round-toed fabric and suede uppers with cushioned counters, complete with a thick curved rubber sole. The men’s style comes in hues of off-white, stark white and a punchy white-and-orange, while its women’s shoe comes in three white versions — one matte, one trimmed in green suede and one trimmed in black.
In a similar vein, the Tompkins sneaker features a low-top silhouette with perforated side stripes, suede-paneled counters and flat rubber soles. The men’s version seems to take direct inspiration from classic vintage tennis shoes, as it’s available in ’70s-worthy colorways: white with Kelly green trim, off-white with taupe trim and white with tonal orange trim.
The women’s Tompkins style features a similarly thick sole in matte white, with round-toed uppers cast in black leather with matching suede paneling.
Rounding out the shoe range is the women’s Midtown: a round-toed sneaker with perforated toes, suede overlay and thick-tiered rubber platform soles. The height-boosting style comes in hues of black, off-white and taupe and white and gray, as well as a fourth orange and white colorway with frosty pale peach trim.
Le Tigre’s first shoe collection launches on DSW’s website on Aug. 1, with an in-store launch on Aug. 14.
is taking its first steps into shoes with DSW. The heritage brand has released its first shoe collection with the affordable footwear retailer on DSW’s website — which will expand to DSW stores on Aug. 14.
Priced from $60 to $70, the line features five different styles across men’s and women’s footwear, all inspired by Le Tigre’s own vintage athletic aesthetic and New York City streetwear culture (fitting, as the brand was founded there in 1977).
Le Tigre’s first sneaker collection is the result of a 2022 deal with DSW parent company Designer Brands Inc. (DBI), which acquired the license to be its exclusive footwear designer and producer. At the time of the deal, DBI president Bill Jordan in a statement, “Le Tigre has been a loved American apparel brand since 1977. Its unique style is the perfect addition to our growing portfolio of owned brands that customers have come to expect. We are excited to have yet another way to inspire self-expression.”
The debut line includes both chunky and low-top styles in a range of versatile hues, including classic off-white and black as well as tonal green and punchy orange, providing options to appeal to a wide base of customers.
One of the first styles in the collection is the Baxter, a contemporary sneaker with thick rubber soles and paneled fabric and suede uppers, cinched by white laces. The runner style is available in a stark white and black color palette for men, while its women’s iterations feature both taupe and green-trimmed white palettes.
A similar men’s style is the Bowery, an athletic running shoe with smooth technical fabric uppers overlaid with smooth matte paneling. The chunky rubber-soled pair is cinched with cord laces, available in monochrome off-white, beige and black and white and green palettes. The women’s iteration, meanwhile, comes in white with matte black trim.
On the more contemporary side, the Loughlin sneaker emphasizes comfort with round-toed fabric and suede uppers with cushioned counters, complete with a thick curved rubber sole. The men’s style comes in hues of off-white, stark white and a punchy white-and-orange, while its women’s shoe comes in three white versions — one matte, one trimmed in green suede and one trimmed in black.
In a similar vein, the Tompkins sneaker features a low-top silhouette with perforated side stripes, suede-paneled counters and flat rubber soles. The men’s version seems to take direct inspiration from classic vintage tennis shoes, as it’s available in ’70s-worthy colorways: white with Kelly green trim, off-white with taupe trim and white with tonal orange trim.
The women’s Tompkins style features a similarly thick sole in matte white, with round-toed uppers cast in black leather with matching suede paneling.
Rounding out the shoe range is the women’s Midtown: a round-toed sneaker with perforated toes, suede overlay and thick-tiered rubber platform soles. The height-boosting style comes in hues of black, off-white and taupe and white and gray, as well as a fourth orange and white colorway with frosty pale peach trim.
Le Tigre’s first shoe collection launches on DSW’s website on Aug. 1, with an in-store launch on Aug. 14.