Top Men’s Fall 2026 Footwear Trends Revealed at Pitti Uomo

Vendors at the Pitti Uomo trade show, which wrapped up in Florence on Friday, nodded to sports and outdoor lifestyle, with high-quality materials — including premium leathers — and functional shapes.

Here’s a roundup of some of the standout .

Doucal’s

Doucal’s named its fall 2026 collection “Gentle Winter,” inspired by the season’s warmer tones, powdery nuances and earthy colors.

Highlights included a cocoa-colored, two-eyelet ribbed velvet shoe with a dark brown leather heel. The minimalist design showed a Blake construction technique for flexibility, durability and comfort, and a light rubber sole. 

Chief executive officer Jerry Giannini is plotting further expansion for the brand this year. In February, the label will open a store in Via Gesù, in Milan’s luxury fashion district. Later in the year, a new headquarters in Montegranaro, the brand’s hometown in the Marche region, will debut. (It’s being designed by Milan-based Palomba-Serafini studio.)

Giannini was upbeat about the trajectory of the brand and anticipated further expansion in 2027.

Sebago

Sebago‘s immersive setup at the fair paid homage to its original headquarters in Westbrook, Maine, with memorabilia and paintings evoking a New England beach house.

The brand presented its footwear and apparel collection centering around three themes: preppy heritage, fly fishing, and ranch.

The preppy segment revisited heritage designs such as the Portland Gary Jobson, a winter nautical shoe, and its signature loafer the Classic Dan with an additional rubber traction.

This season, the brand debuted the Texas boot, a cowboy boot with smooth full-grain leather and a leather sole, available in two dark color options. An additional stitched style was also key. Additional materials included waxed suede and buffalo leather. 

Stuart Weitzman

Stuart Weitzman unveiled a five-piece shoe capsule, ranging from the Elario slip-on sneaker with an apron toe and elasticized back to the Emmanuel penny loafer with a rugged lug sole.

“By combining consumer insights with the masterful craftsmanship of our artisans in Italy, as well as the use of new innovative, quality materials, this collection embodies the next evolution of our brand” said Jonathan Lelonek, brand’s president. “We’re creating shoes that suit and elevate the Stuart Weitzman man’s lifestyle.”

Premiata

Premiata’s styles draw inspiration from the archives and the brand’s technical research. The collection features performance sneakers and heritage reinterpretations leaning towards the outdoors. Some highlights included the Vincent015, inspired by a spring 2015 model, featuring a toe cap and debossed graphic.

A hiking sneaker with a Vibram sole stood out for its stability, grip, and comfort. Premium materials, refined leathers, and finishes elevated the upper.

The Cordovan collection embodied Premiata’s Prima Linea at its finest, showcasing horse breech, a luxurious material valued for its resistance, shine, and patina development.

Voile Blanche

Voile Blanche unveiled a capsule collaboration with sailing specialist North Sails.

The brand revisited signature “Club” sneaker, with references to the world of sailing in technical materials and its moniker spelled out in azure on the white outsole.

“The collaboration is born from a spirit of exploration, where design becomes freedom and unites urban style with the sea. The result is a capsule that combines functionality and contemporary design,” explained Salina Ferretti, chief executive officer of Falc, Voile Blanche’s parent company.

Flower Mountain

Flower Mountain presented a collection with lighter and more functional silhouettes, featuring clean lines, warm materials, and comfort-focused constructions.

Among the highlights was the Kazana Fall, which revisited the brand’s signature braided structure seen for the summer collection extended to an all-season version.

The Asuka 3, which reinterpreted the brand’s vintage aesthetic with a more flexible sole and enhanced internal structure. The season’s materials range from wool fabrics to surfaces with a soft fur effect surfaces and tartan.

A standout was the “Harmony of Traditions” capsule, which showcased three techniques of Japanese craftsmanship: Mikawa cotton, Kurashiki canvas, and Sashiko stitching.

Mikawa cotton is one of Japan’s iconic fabrics, Kurashiki canvas is a type of high-quality canvas fabric finished with the waritsugi method — a Japanese weaving technique — and Sashiko stitching is a geometric stitching technique originally used to reinforce fabrics.

Ellesse

Ellesse chose a space called “Grotte” (caves) to showcase its latest collection and displayed some of its archival pieces in this evocative space.

A highlight was the LS 914, an off-court sneaker. Its name references the height of the tennis net, paying homage to the sport that defines the brand, in new suede colorways.

A new addition was the Cortina model, with bold shapes and a chunky sole evoking après-ski vibes, available in two versions, nylon and suede.

The collection was developed by Nice Brand Lab, global partner of Pentland Brands for Ellesse. “This kind of presence at Pitti, with a bigger location, demonstrates the investment in Ellesse and its expansion,” said Francesco Torresan, chief operating officer and head of product at Nice Footwear. Torresan added that expansion into overseas markets will be supported by the partnership with Pentland Brands. Currently the brand’s main markets are Italy, Spain and France.

Ecco

Danish brand Ecco paid tribute to nature and the Arctic and Greenland winter landscapes, inspired by the concept of rewilding.

The color palette featured dark brown tones with touches of violet, camel and teal. Among the highlights was the Walker 3.0, a classic Ecco model reimagined with soft silhouettes and premium leathers in vintage brown tones. The Joke sneaker was reinterpreted with innovative leather treatments.

This years also marks the 20th anniversary of the Ecco Receptor technology, celebrated with the launch of the new Receptor XP, a sneaker that combines outdoor elements with a sole designed for grip on different grounds.

The brand presented an exclusive preview of the limited-edition Ecco.Kollektive collection, officially debuting in Paris during Men’s Fashion Week. Developed in collaboration with the British designer Craig Greene and Japanese brand White Mountaineering, the project is a mix of craftsmanship, innovation, and contemporary design.

General manager South Europe Silvia Capozza emphasized that the collection maintains Ecco’s signature quality, and the collaboration was a joint effort between the in-house team and the guest designer. 

Id.eight

Id.eight, a sustainable sneaker brand founded in Florence in 2019 by South Korean stylist Dong Seon Lee and Italian product manager Giuliana Borzillo, launched its new Maru style. Weighing just 220 grams, Maru is Id.eight’s lightest sneaker yet.

The shoe featured recycled polyesters with enhanced texture and warmth, a recycled EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) sole optimized for minimal material use, and an upper combining recycled materials with food industry waste like apple, grape, and cactus-derived Desserto.

“With Maru, we want to show that performance and fashion aesthetics don’t have to compromise on sustainability,” said Borzillo. The brand’s collections are made of 70 percent of recycled materials and fully recyclable. Italy is Id.eight’s main market, followed by Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Greece, and South Korea.