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Whistles and Essen the Label Join Forces to Create a Timeless Footwear Collection for Fall 2025

The collaboration will feature a five-piece shoe capsule.

Whistles is launching a fall 2025 collaboration with the Australian luxury footwear and accessories brand, Essen the Label. The collection is aiming to deliver timeless, enduring styles for the modern wardrobe, according to both brands.

The collaboration will deliver a five-piece capsule in line with the Whistles fall 2025 color palette. The edit features Essen’s signature silhouettes with new finishes. The new offerings include the Glove boot in a rich chocolate suede and classic black leather, which retails for $700.

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The collection also includes the Foundational flat in plum crinkled patent leather and soft chocolate suede, which will retail for $449, and the Mary Jane in black crinkled patent leather and buttery chocolate leather, which will retail for $460. The collection will also bring the footwear label to U.K. stores for the very first time.

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Creative director Marre Muijs founded the Australian footwear brand in 2016 with an ethos rooted in craftsmanship, responsibility and longevity, deriving its name from the word “essentials,” which explains the brand’s dedication to simplifying wardrobes with timeless pieces designed to outlast fleeting fashion cycles. That coincides with the fashion brands that deliver classic pieces to build a long-lasting wardrobe.

“At Essen, we believe in creating fewer, better things, timeless, versatile pieces made to last. Partnering with Whistles feels like a natural alignment of values, and this collaboration brings our signature styles to life in new ways,” Essen founder Marre Muijs said about the collaboration in a statement. “We’re delighted to bring them to customers across the UK who value both modernity and mindfulness in their wardrobes.”

“We are delighted to be collaborating with Essen for our Autumn Winter 2025 collection. Essen’s brand
principles of responsibility, craftsmanship and longevity resonated so much with us and our core values at Whistles,” creative director at Whistles Jacqui Markham said. “This collection redefines the classics in footwear with luxurious fabrications and enriched details timeless pieces you can keep and love forever. We are honored to be showcasing the much-loved brand exclusively in the UK for the first time, offering our customer something truly unique is very exciting.”

The collection is available online at whistles.com and in selected Whistles stores nationwide.