Global luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman New York, a lead brand in the Caleres (NYSE: CAL) portfolio, returned to Milan Fashion Week to present its Spring/Summer 2026 Collection, “Concrete Paradise,” in the Sala Fontana at the Museo Del Novecento. The collection is inspired by the burst of freedom that comes with the First Spring Day in New York City: The joy the Stuart Weitzman woman feels shedding her winter layers, breathing color and life back into her wardrobe for the season of pep and promise. Global Ambassadors Emma Chamberlain and Ashley Graham joined to celebrate the collection.
Knowing that the Stuart Weitzman woman is counting down the days to put her boots away and reach for her sandals, the brand is expanding its best-selling VINNIE Sculptural Collection for Spring with the introduction of VINNIE sandals and wedges. Defined by sharp, angled lines and squared-off back counters, the new silhouettes include a 50-mm wedge thong, a 100-mm wedge mule and a wrap-up thong set on an 85-mm sculptural heel. The new colors and materializations draw on the vibrance of Spring in the City: Effervescent pops of citrine, cove blue and sunset pink alongside bold metallic silver and platino gold.
Held in the Sala Fontana at the Museo Del Novecento, the presentation space, featuring set design by Giuseppe Porcelli, evoked a modernist villa — complete with glass-covered pool installations — in a nod to 1960’s pop-art paintings. Brushed brass plinths and rich walnut plinths complemented the products on display, and the brand’s signature blue violet hue was peppered throughout in the form of plexiglass trays and oversized planters, paired with accents of lush greenery and tortoise shell.
Rounding out the presentation was a selection of Buy-Now-Wear-Now Spring Essentials. For her everyday life in the city, the brand offers a range of elevated mesh designs, including tonal pastel styles and bold crystal-adorned pieces. For the woman looking forward to her summer vacation is an assortment that highlights the brand’s artisanal Spanish craftsmanship, featuring techniques such as hand-crocheted Lurex materials, colorful stone-embellished straps, woven satin uppers and more.
In addition, the brand showed its forthcoming Spring Sunglasses Collection, created in partnership with Safilo Group. These included transparent crystal-embellished frames, boldly angular cat-eye frames, as well as designs featuring keyhole temple details inspired by the keyhole detail on the back counter of the iconic NUDIST sandal.
“With our latest presentation in the fashion capital of Milan, we continue to place Stuart Weitzman New York as a fixture on the global fashion stage. We are proud to tell our brand story of celebrating women who stand strong and keep moving forward here — a story that resonates with metropolitan women all over the world — and welcome our Global Ambassadors Emma and Ashley to join us in celebrating the newness for Spring/Summer2026 and the expansion of our VINNIE Sculptural Collection.” — Jonathan Lelonek, Brand President, Stuart Weitzman New York
The Spring/Summer 2026 Collection will be available on stuartweitzman.com and in Stuart Weitzman New York boutiques and select retailers around the globe beginning February 2026.
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