KEEN, Inc., maker of original hybrid footwear, and Philéo Landowski, founder of the Paris-based label PHILEO, have formed a new multi-season partnership, bridging KEEN’s outdoor heritage with Philéo’s bold, progressive vision, the companies announced in a news release.
Since launching in 2019, Philéo has gained attention for his conceptual, conscious-driven footwear that blends innovation, curiosity, and craftsmanship, they said.
“KEEN and PHILEO share a boundary-pushing design ethos and a commitment to Consciously Created innovation,” said Nicks Ericsson, KEEN Chief Marketing Officer. “This collaboration reimagines outdoor functionality through a fashion lens—bridging outdoor DNA and elevated street style.”
A Parisian designer shaped by skate lifestyle, punk ethos, and curiosity, Philéo fuses organic forms with futuristic design, earning recognition for pushing boundaries while remaining grounded in thoughtful execution. As part of the Dover Street Market (DSM) roster, Philéo is positioned among fashion’s most innovative voices, endorsed for his philosophical depth and progressive perspective, said the release.
The first shoe born from this collaboration, Targher PHILEO, is a mash-up of two KEEN icons—the Targhee hiking boot and Jasper sneaker—with the u-throat/lacing inspired by the Jasper, and the rest built from the Targhee. Philéo brought them together in an inventive way with inside-out detailing throughout: an exposed heel counter, visible backside of leather on the tongue, and an inside-out approach to the stitching. He says making the construction visible is not just for effect, it’s also to celebrate the functional side of footwear, it noted.
“The inside-out approach came from the functional origins of the Targhee and all the structural elements that we’re used to playing with as footwear designers that the consumer is not used to seeing,” said Landowski.
PHILEO was founded in 2019.
“The label presents an architectured vision of footwear where movement shapes form, and engineering becomes emotion. Defined by the concept of “Persistence of Vision,” PHILEO creates sculptural silhouettes that merge functionality with transcendence,” explained the company.
Landowski has a background and experiences at Céline, Salomon Sportstyle and as a collaborator of Comme des Garçons. PHILEO has received the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris (2024) and was a finalist for the ANDAM Fashion Award (2025). He was also named Footwear News’ Emerging Talent of the Year in 2024. The brand is carried by Dover Street Market and leading concept stores worldwide.
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