Simone Rocha and Crocs conclude collaboration with jewelled final drop

Simone Rocha’s final collaboration with Crocs arrives on 12th November, a last expression of the unlikely dialogue between haute couture sensibility and utilitarian comfort that has defined their partnership. Photographer Fumiko Imano captured the collection in Tokyo, her surreal and playful visual language responding to the baroque embellishment and sculptural proportions that have become the hallmark of these designs.

The clogs themselves are unmistakably Rocha: the signature black polymer base is adorned with crystalline floral brooches that catch and refract light with jewelled intensity. The perforated upper, a defining feature of the Crocs silhouette, is rendered somehow precious through the application of ornamental clusters reminiscent of vintage costume brooches. It is an aesthetic that sits deliberately between the playful and the opulent, between the everyday and the ceremonial.

Imano’s photographs unfold across patterned chinoiserie fabrics, intimate and slightly disorienting. Her use of her fictional twin sister as subject creates a doubling effect, a mirror of identity that complements the collection’s own sense of theatrical transformation. The model reclines against floral tapestries, her closed eyes and bare shoulders conveying exposure and vulnerability, while the clogs themselves emerge as objects of sculptural presence rather than mere footwear.

The final drop concludes a partnership that has repeatedly challenged the boundaries of taste and category, transforming a practical shoe into an object of unexpected desire. The collection will be available exclusively at Simone Rocha boutiques in London, New York and Taipei, and online at simonerocha.com from 12th November.

Imagery courtesy of Simone Rocha (@simonerocha_).