Vans and Andrea Caputo Studio Open a Sunset Toned, Design Led Store in Brera For OTW Collections and Creative Activations
Vans has deepened its presence in Milan with Vans Brera, a new flagship retail destination in the heart of the city’s Brera district. Located at Corso Garibaldi 65, the two level, roughly 120 square metre space is conceived as much as a cultural hub as a store, designed to host product, people and programming under one roof.
The concept takes its cues from Milan’s design heritage, California’s creative spirit and Vans’ roots in skateboarding, music, art and street culture. Inside, Andrea Caputo Studio reinterprets the brand’s latest flagship language, previously tested in London’s West End, through a warmer, more expressive lens tailored to the Milanese context. The result is an interior that feels grounded in Brera’s gallery lined streets yet still unmistakably Vans.
Warm gradients, sunset inspired tones and diffused lighting are used throughout to echo the changing California sky, creating a soft, immersive atmosphere that stands apart from more…
industrial sneaker environments. Materials and textures are chosen to invite people to stay, not just shop, with the ground floor dedicated to the core retail offer and an upper level reserved for community uses. At the centre of the store is a modular fixture system that allows the space to be continually reconfigured.
Rails, platforms and display units can be rearranged to accommodate capsule launches, exhibitions, workshops and community led activations, turning Vans Brera into a flexible stage for creative expression.
This adaptability is key to the brand’s ambition for the location: to be a place where artists, skaters, musicians and emerging talents can come together, keeping its connection with subcultures alive.
On the product side, Vans Brera offers OTW by Vans collections, special capsules, Vans classics and apparel, alongside a curation of partner products…
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