Salehe Bembury Men's Short Sleeve T-Shirts

Born in 1986, American footwear designer Salehe Bembury is best known for his work designing Yeezy and Cole Haan. In 2017, Bembury was appointed vice president of sneakers and men’s footwear at Italian luxury label Versace. Bembury was raised in New York City’s downtown Tribeca neighborhood. Bembury grew up within the city’s nascent sneaker culture and often queued outside the Supreme](https://www.grailed.com/designers/supreme) store for new sneaker drops. After studying industrial design, Bembury started his career in the design department of Payless. Later, the designer cut his teeth at the more traditional label Cole Haan and startup sneaker company Greats. In 2015, Bembury signed on as footwear designer for Yeezy.

Salehe Bembury is one of the most well-known men’s footwear designers in the world. While designing new designs, Bembury takes cues not only from nature and design, but also his personal connection to fellow sneaker lovers. While speaking to Grailed for an exclusive drop of his personal pieces, Bembury describes sneaker culture as “a cycle of belief, inspiration, creation and connection.” For both veterans of sneaker culture accustomed to Bembury’s low top sneaker designs and those just dipping their toes in for the first time, Salehe Bembury is one to watch.