StockX, the US-based on-line resale market for sneakers, attire and equipment, has reported that the laceless and slip-on shoe pattern is “quickly gaining reputation”.
Manufacturers equivalent to New Steadiness, Asics and Hoka are tapping into the demand for easy-to-wear footwear, with idler impressed fashions such because the New Steadiness 1906 – at present buying and selling in seven colourways on StockX – main the way in which.
Luxurious manufacturers are additionally getting in on the slip-on pattern, teaming up with prime footwear names to draw the Gen Z market, which values each consolation and magnificence.
In 2024, Asics partnered with Cecile Bahnsen, whereas Crocs collaborated with Simone Rocha, leading to “triple-digit worth premiums on StockX”, with costs leaping from $250 to $400.
The 2023 Nike x Martine Rose mule has additionally maintained a strong premium and regular resale costs on the platform, additional reflecting the continuing pattern.
As StockX sees a shift in the most well-liked footwear silhouettes, there’s additionally a rising demand for extra experimental, but comfy decisions, usually falling underneath the ‘ugly’ shoe class.
Slip-on footwear can be changing into bolder in its designs, interesting to prospects searching for “avant-garde or assertion items”. Crocs, usually considered the ‘ugly’ shoe pioneer, has maintained its place because the second best-selling present on StockX resulting from its character-inspired releases and collaborations.
The Crocs ‘Mater Clog’ (launched in October 2023) surpasses all earlier Crocs collaborations when it comes to release-week trades, and the Crocs x Shrek (launched in September 2023) has hit over 11,000 trades to this point.
Vans has additionally seen a resurgence, with search will increase as much as 355% on StockX, whereas Ugg has held its place as the highest promoting model on the platform for 2 years operating. The Ugg ‘Tasman Chestnut’, launched in 2021, has seen over 25,000 trades and stays a key participant out there.
The most recent StockX replace on key footwear developments follows on from the discharge of its Huge Details Report 2025 earlier this month, revealing the bestselling and fastest-growing manufacturers of 2024, in addition to its resale predictions for 2025.
