Case Study

Renowned for Italian craftsmanship, quality and what insiders call “the shoe you never want to take off”, DTE Studio collaborated with luxury footwear brand Aquatalia on a full 360° rebrand, developing a new identity paying homage to the brand’s heritage and new, modern approach to high-end footwear design.

Branding and Packaging

Aquatalia’s new logo, mark and packaging took inspiration from their classic roots and rich heritage of Italian craftsmanship.

The technical mechanical design for Aquatalia shoebox and care card shown on a gray graph paper type of background.

Brand Campaign Launch

DTE studio provided strategy, creative direction, production, editing and post for the brand re-launch campaign. An entire runway show was staged with the runway custom-built in the shape of Aquatalia's new brand mark. Renowned fashion and street style photographer Tommy Ton was invited to photograph the show. The campaign also launched with wild postings across NYC and print ads in Vogue.

The legs of a male model walking on a white runway. He wears navy oxfords. A female model is in the distance in a red skirt.

Seasonal Campaigns

As agency-of-record, DTE studio continued to develop out-of-home, digital, tv and print campaigns over the course of seasons to debut the launch of Men's and Women's seasonal collections.

A NYC yellow cab with DTE's advertising campaign for Aquatalia on it's rooftop panel. The ad features the feet of a model wearing beige, women mules and a cream colored skirt. The Aquatalia logo and store address is also shown.
The sides of two NYC bus shelters with DTE's advertising campaign for Aquatalia - one mens and one womens, both feature the logo mark of an A with an extended crossbar in white. The womens ad features the legs of a model sitting down and photographed from above. She wears tall, brown platform sandals and a pale blue short dress with ruffles. The mens ad is also shot from above. A model sits on a yellow bicycle, and his left leg is visible. He wears khaki pants and brown tasseled loafers.
A NYC bus shelter with an ad for Aquatalia's men's shoes.

Digital Flagship

Creative direction and design for Aquatalia's new fully-responsive website. Plus an immersive digital and social experience into the world of #MyAquatalia featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the label's favorite trendsetters wearing their favorite shoes out and about in New York City.

A laptop, iPad and iPhone showcasing DTE studio's design and creative direction for Aquatalia's e-commerce website. A product detail page shows a cream high heel sandal, the iPad shows the homepage mens and womens banners and an iPhone has a photo of a model wearing sandals on instagram.
A laptop showing an editorial story called MyAquatalia on Aquatalia's website. The page collages images from the campaign featuring models wearing the different shoe styles and quotes from them about shoes. Collaged around the laptop are more campaign images.
An iPad showing an editorial story called MyAquatalia on Aquatalia's website. The page collages images from the campaign featuring models wearing the different shoe styles and quotes from them about shoes. Behind the ipad are  more images of models and Aquatalia shoes.

Content Creation & Collateral Design

DTE studio provided Creative Direction for editorial product stories for print and web use. Plus Design, Art Direction, Copywriting and Production Management for branded collateral and direct mailers.

A three row grid of images by DTE studio showcasing different mens and womens styles of shoes. Some are on models and others are still life.

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