Last year, the legendary sneaker designer Steven Smith, known for his work with New Balance, Reebok, and Yeezy, was announced as the Head of Creative Innovation for Crocs. This week, we have our first look at his debut design with the clog brand.
Steven Smith, often called the “Godfather of Dad Shoes,” is a legendary sneaker designer whose career spans over three decades. He began at New Balance in the 1980s, where he created icons like the 574 and 997. Later, at Reebok, he designed the InstaPump Fury, pushing futuristic aesthetics. Smith also worked with Nike and adidas before joining Kanye West at YEEZY as design director, where he helped create fan-favorites like the 700 “Waverunner”, the Foam RNNR, and 450. Last year, Crocs announced they’d hired Smith as their Head of Creative Innovation, and now the first new works are almost here.
After teasing his debut design with Crocs recently, it appears Steven Smith has gifted a pair to IG user @philiplpost, who showed off the shoe in detail this morning. This is our best look yet at the next sneaker from Smith, and it seems to incorporate plenty of elements we’ve seen elsewhere in the molded foam sneaker-verse. The shoe’s profile appears to be quite slim, with the collar resting below the wearer’s ankles. The main body of the shoe is sleek, dressed in a plain white tone in the pair seen here, but adds concentric portions on either side for both the forefoot and heel sections. These pieces radiate outward from a central hole for airflow, and come in blue. The look is completed by three teardrop shaped perforations down the tongue area of the silhouette.
STEVEN SMITH X CROCS SILHOUETTE RELEASE INFORMATION
Very little is known about the debut release from designer Steven Smith and Crocs, but the new silhouette could be primed for a late 2025 release. For now, we don’t even know the name of the shoe, just that it comes from the mind of the incredible Yeezy, New Balance, and Reebok designer. Pairs will likely be available exclusively through Crocs channels.
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