Skip to main content

HEYDUDE x Market Studios gives a timeless shoe a furry twist

HEYDUDE, Market Studios collaborate on new loafer

By Leslie Leon Published February 24, 2025

black loafer on top of suitcase — HEYDUDE / HEYDUDE

The loafer is a timeless silhouette for the classic dresser that remains a go-to option for elevated looks. No matter the trends, the loafer continues to be considered a must-have for any wardrobe. While variations of loafers have always existed, the latest collaboration between footwear brand HEYDUDE and LA-based Market Studios brings a furry texture to this classic design. This latest collaborative shoe is no surprise from the duo, both known for bringing a twist to their designs. Taking on one of HEYDUDE’s classic designs, the new loafer is not your subtle shoe for the average dresser. These loafers are created for the bold, fashion-forward man and are the ideal statement shoe to complete your look.

Market Wally Slip-On Loafers

cream loafer on brown suitcase — HEYDUDE / HEYDUDE

In their partnership, HEYDUDE and Market Studios are giving a remix to the classic Wally Slip silhouette and giving it a faux fur remix. This shoe is anything but understated, as it comes with faux-fur lining, textile uppers, and a horse-bit detail. Premium details like the full grain heel, a raised back heel edge, and a lightweight, flexible outsole provide plenty of comfort and style to the shoe. Elastic laces and an easy-on system ensure the shoe is easy to grab and go every time. Available in black and sand colorways, this loafer is easy to style, even with the added texture. Those looking to elevate their looks with a bold footwear option can grab this faux-fur loafer via HEYDUDE’s website for $90. Far from your average loafer, this dressy shoe is an easy addition if you want to add some flair to your formal wardrobe.

Leslie is a Los Angeles-based writer and content creator. After attaining a bachelor's degree in journalism from California…

Topics

Footwear

Fashion & Style

Longines refreshes its cult-favorite central power reserve in light blue

The Swiss watch company is giving the Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve some new dial and bracelet options.

Wristwatch, Arm, Dial

Longines has been around since 1832, which makes it one of the oldest continuously operating watchmakers on Earth — old enough to have spent decades strapped to the wrists of aviators and explorers before most brands existed. So when the Saint-Imier company, now part of the Swiss giant Swatch Group, revives something from its own archives, it's got real history to draw on. The Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve is a good example.

The Conquest line dates to 1954 — the first Longines collection to have its name trademarked with the Swiss IP office. And in 1959, one Conquest model introduced the complication this watch is built around: a power reserve indicator planted dead center on the dial. For 2026, Longines has given the modern revival a light refresh: a new light-blue opaline dial and (for the first time on this model) a stainless-steel bracelet alongside the returning dark leather strap.

Fashion & Style

Shohei Ohtani’s newest Seiko is out of this world

Seiko built Shohei Ohtani a one-of-one watch that tracks a million hours across five rotating discs — and you can't buy it.

Wristwatch, Arm, Body Part

The Seiko Star Time, presented to Shohei Ohtani on July 3, marks his tenth year as a Seiko ambassador. It's not for sale, will never be for sale, and there's exactly one on Earth — currently strapped to the best baseball player alive. Oh, and also? It looks absolutely nuts. Instead of hands, the Star Time tells time with five stacked, concentric discs, each tracking a different scale of accumulated time: 24 hours, then 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, and finally a disc that runs all the way to one million hours.

That's roughly 114 years — a full human lifetime, give or take. The discs turn continuously, so slowly you can't see them move. Seiko named it "Star Time" for exactly that reason: like stars drifting across the sky, the motion is imperceptible in the moment but relentless. A little existential for a watch company, but let's go with it.

Fashion & Style

The Internet Killed Expertise and Then Made It Cool Again

How the Internet Killed Expertise, Made It Worthless, and Then Made It Cool Again

Watchmaker's workshop. Mechanical watch repair.

We’ve gone through a little period that I like to call the “Dark Ages of Knowing Things,” when the internet had an entire generation of men convinced they no longer needed experts. Why would they? Everything was available at the drop of a hat, and with one Google search, you could have the world at your fingertips. There were deep-dive forum threads written by a retired Swiss watchmaker in Neuchâtel who had seen 40 years of studying the serif on a Rolex dial (probably, but I can’t actually verify that.) It was all there, free for the taking, and unfortunately, completely indistinguishable from a guy who just bought his first watch 6 weeks beforehand and was already writing a buying guide.

For a while at least, it felt like the walls were coming down, and in some ways, they were. The gatekeepers no longer had their gates, which meant that a kid from Doncaster could learn to identify a fake Submariner faster than a back-alley dealer who had been in the business for 20 years if he simply spent enough nights casually perusing Reddit threads. Knowledge, we were told, should be free. Of course, nobody mentioned that free knowledge and good knowledge are not the same thing.