The primary one was booties. A lot of them. Completely different shapes. Completely different sizes too. No, we’re not speaking about The Touchdown Strip exterior of East Dillon, Texas. We’re nonetheless on footwear, so eyes up right here. Final 12 months, there have been solely two actual booties to talk of amongst path footwear. Now, there’s a bunch. Final 12 months, we noticed the rise of the improved technical higher. This 12 months we’ll see, actually, the extension of that. The objective? Maintain out particles and improve consolation and stability.
Then there’s the continuing development of froth know-how. The taking part in discipline has been leveled over the previous couple years, so subsequent 12 months will see extra incremental enhancements or slight tweaks for precision efficiency.
Lastly, the gravel class is right here to remain. Practically each model will sling a door-to-trail/gravel/hybrid/door-to-forest (DTF) shoe. In fact, the manufacturers who deliberately leaned into it early on (e.g. Salomon and Craft) will cleared the path with subsequent generations.
We noticed so much whereas we had been in Texas, sufficient that we may quadruple this record if we had the time. And there are nonetheless loads of fashions coming that we are able to’t share, however hopefully can quickly. For now, listed below are only a few of our most anticipated footwear (in alphabetical order) in 2026.
