EASTPAK news and archive

Raf Simons x Eastpak F20 Collection

Available September 25th, 2020 Eastpak once again crosses swords with the brand’s long-standing sparring partner, Raf Simons. This latest collaboration with the Belgian fashion designer has, namely, yielded a striking and provocative reinvention of some of our most iconic shapes: three new transformative renditions of our classic Padded Pak’r®...

FashionPress Release

Eastpak is BUILT TO RESIST

Fall / Winter 2020 highlights SURFACED Fully-functional backpacks and shoulder bags for outdoor adventures. These techy constructions crafted from a protective ripstop fabric are complete with outdoor-inspired buckles, monochrome plastic hardware and matching trims. Surfaced also brings in the new functional BORYS backpack and the versatile...

BusinessPress Release

Havaianas x Eastpak

Available May 1st, 2020 Eastpak and Havaianas have teamed up to create a collection of bags and luggage that capture the positive and youthful spirit of the two iconic brands. Four classic Eastpak designs are reimagined with the fun and vibrant spirit of Brazil, where Havaianas launched their first colorful rubber flip flop in 1962. The Padded...

Fashion

VF Corporation commits 1.5 million dollars to Covid-19 relief efforts

The VF Foundation, a private grantmaking organization funded by VF Corporation, has pledged 1.5 million dollars to support local communities respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. VF Corporation’s portfolio of brands, which includes Eastpak, Timberland and The North Face, are also initiating a two-for-one community match campaign, up to an additional...

Business

VF names Nina Flood as President, Eastpak

VF Corporation has announced the appointment of Nina Flood as President, Eastpak, effective April 1, 2020. The company said in a statement that she will be based in Antwerp, Belgium where the brands’ marketing and sales operations are based and will report to Martino Scabbia Guerrini, Executive Vice President and Group President, EMEA. “I’d like...

Retail

VF Corp lays out group sustainability strategy to reduce emissions

VF Corporation, the American parent company to Vans, Timberland, Napapijri and Eastpak brands, announced the guidelines of its new sustainability and responsibility strategy. The Denver-based apparel giant has launched a ‘Made for Change’ program, aimed at mitigating global warming by implementing an action plan in line with the Paris climate...

Video

An interview with Neighborhood's designer Shinsuke Takizawa

Eastpak, the backpack, luggage and travel items brand has teamed with designer of Japanese menswear brand Neighborhood, Shinsuke Takizawa. The two brands have collaborated to create a military inspired streetwear staples collection, available October 1. Eastpak sat down with Shinsuke Takizawa at teh brand's headquarters to get some of his...