About

Lanvin Curb

The Curb is the shoe with which France’s oldest still-operating fashion house entered the sneaker world. Lanvin, founded in 1889, designed a silhouette that exaggerates everything: an upper made of curved, overlapping panels, thick braided laces in bold colors and a wavy sole edge that runs around the shoe like a thick sausage.

The details complete the picture. The panels are constructed from suede, leather and mesh that curl over one another in different textures, with cutouts where the underlying material shows through. The laces are wide and woven in zigzag patterns, often in bright colors that contrast with a muted upper. On the toe sits a ribbed rubber cap and the sole is gum rubber with a double line of stitching.

What makes the Curb special among designer sneakers is the balance between chaos and craftsmanship: it looks like a shoe cobbled together from separate parts, but each panel is assembled by hand. That very tension explains why the model was picked up outside the fashion world by musicians and collectors.

Those looking for the broader designer offering come to the Balenciaga Runner or the Off-White Out of Office, which serve the same category from a different perspective.

On this page you’ll see which versions of the Lanvin Curb are currently hottest according to the Hypescore, the prices they start at, and how many shops have them in stock.