Vittoria Ceretti incorporated skate culture into her Milan Fashion Week wardrobe on Friday, wearing Vans’ checkerboard slip-ons while passing through the airport. The $60 canvas sneaker is detailed with elastic side panels and a vulcanized rubber sole, its black-and-white checker motif among the brand’s most enduring signatures since debuting in 1977.

The choice of Vans situates her look within the current resurgence of skate-influenced footwear. Vulcanized sneakers, once defined by West Coast subcultures, have increasingly been reinterpreted on luxury runways. Prada’s spring 2026 collection included canvas lace-ups that closely resembled Vans’ Authentic. At Dior, Jonathan Anderson’s first menswear outing included lace-up sneakers cut with the low, squared proportions of Vans’ Era. Valentino’s fall 2025 show in Paris went further, sending actual Vans styles down the runway alongside its tailoring.

Ceretti styled the low-profile silhouette with oversized black drawstring trousers. At the waist, plaid boxers from Acne Studios were visible above the elastic band, introducing a layered note of pattern against a simple black tee. She completed the outfit with a cream overshirt featuring flap pockets and dropped shoulders, accessorizing with rectangular sunglasses and a chain-strap bag.

Vans itself has amplified its profile with a series of cultural moves. In August, the brand appointed SZA as its first artistic director in a multiyear partnership, debuting new campaigns and exclusive product collections. Its archival Old Skool “Souvenir,” inspired by Chanel’s On the Pavement bag, also drew attention this summer when resale prices climbed to the $400 range, signaling heightened demand for heritage skate styles.

Ceretti’s slip-ons reflect that broader momentum. Once a utility choice for skaters drawn to their board grip, the style now threads between streetwear, luxury, and off-duty dressing. As Milan’s shows unfold, her look illustrates how skate culture continues to inform fashion’s silhouettes, patterns and proportions at every level.