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The Signal 8 Sep 2026 · 13:00 CET

ROA and fragment design Reunite, Minus a Third Partner

First-look images of the Andreas boot surfaced this week, a two-way follow-up to a 2017 three-way project that also included 1017 ALYX 9SM.

Side profile of the ROA x fragment design Andreas boot showing the technical leather upper

The Andreas boot returns as a two-way project, its outdoor upper now carrying only ROA and fragment's marks.

First-look images of a ROA x fragment design Andreas boot surfaced 8 September 2026. SKU and release date are both listed as TBC. The boot pairs ROA's technical outdoor upper, in leather with a suede-paneled heel counter, with fragment design's minimalist detailing and a black rubber toe reinforcement.

Detail view of the Andreas boot's suede-paneled heel counter
The suede heel counter is where fragment's restraint meets ROA's outdoor build, absent a third hand this time.
Close detail of the black rubber toe reinforcement on the Andreas boot
Black rubber toe reinforcement is the one loud element on a boot built otherwise for quiet collaboration.

The pairing is a reunion, not a debut: ROA and fragment design last worked together in 2017 as part of a three-way project that also involved 1017 ALYX 9SM. That original release ran across three named parties. This one drops to two, with no indication a third collaborator will be added before launch.

No price or drop date has been set. The earliest verifiable date on which this signal can be judged against an actual release is 8 September 2026.

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Sources · Hypebeast · 8 Sep 2026
The Quellan Index · 8 Sep 2026 · 13:00 CET
Edited by Hesling Reidinga · Published by Quellan