FARFETCH today announces the seventh release from FARFETCH BEAT, the new concept retail series that introduces exclusive product experiences to a global audience.  

For BEAT 007, Palm Angels Creative Director, Francesco Ragazzi has created limited edition versions of the brand’s iconic University sneaker, in four different colourways with FARFETCH customers able to personalise each pair with different sneaker charms to create their own one-off designs. 

Each pair of sneakers is presented in bespoke BEAT packaging with a unique tote bag and choice of sneaker charms, as well as an exclusive invite to attend the Palm Angels Fall Winter 2023 show in Paris.

The Palm Angels University sneaker takes inspiration from the classic American college looks and is characterised by a vintage style and timeless silhouette. The soft calf leather and suede combined with a super light rubber sole, presented in four different colorways, makes the sneakers’ iconicity evident and allows it to differ and stand out within Palm Angels’ shoe collection.

“For this project, I wanted to literally bring the customers into our world. Palm Angels, before being a brand, was born as a photography book featuring black and white photography of the Los Angeles skateboard scene that I took in 2011. There’s a picture in the book that is so vivid, portraying a skater with long blonde hair. That picture is now featured on the exclusive and numbered tote bags that customers will receive with the University sneakers. The idea behind the University sneaker was to design a shoe that perfectly merged the sense of freedom typical of skate culture with the sports aesthetics of the 1980s. The sneakers are the brand’s ultimate iconic shoe. I hope customers will enjoy them as much as I did designing them”.

– Francesco Ragazzi, Creative Director of Palm Angels

The collection will be available on 25th January 2023 exclusively on FARFETCH