VINTAGE SNEAKS

RICK OWENS SS26 TEMPLE VINTAGE SNEAKS IN SUMI BROWN/MILK/MILK SUMI SUEDE LEATHER AND FULL GRAIN CALF LEATHER

THESE VINTAGE SNEAKS ARE UNDER-ANKLE HEIGHT AND HAVE EIGHT EYELETS WITH LACES, TOE CAPS AND SHARK-TOOTHED BUMPER SOLES. THEY FEATURE A TRIANGULAR LEATHER APPLIQUE ON THE SIDE FOOT, A PADDED ANKLE AND CONTRAST STITCHING.

THIS IS A COMBINATION OF SUMI SUEDE LEATHER AND FULL GRAIN CALF LEATHER.

THIS MEDIUMWEGHT CALF SUEDE LEATHER IS OVERDYED WITH A BLACK JAPANESE PIGMENT CALLED SUMI THAT IS MADE FROM CARBON POWDER AND TRADITIONALLY USED IN CALIGRAPHY. THE SKINS ARE THEN WASHED TO CREATE THE UNEVEN DYE EFFECT. IT HAS A NATURAL AND WAXY HANDFEEL ACHIEVED BY DRUMMING THE SKINS WITH WAX.

SINCE THE SUMI PIGMENT USED TO DYE THIS LEATHER IS NATURAL, SHADINGS AND COLOR VARIATIONS WILL BE PRESENT. THE COLOR WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND CHANGE WITH WEAR AND AS IT GET EXPOSED TO LIGHT AND HUMIDITY.

THIS TANNERY IS LWG CERTIFIED WITH A GOLD RATING.

COLOR: SUMI BROWN/MILK/MILK
MATERIAL:UPPER 100% CALF LEATHER
LATERAL DETAILS 100% COW LEATHER
LINING 100% CALF LEATHER
INSOLE 100% CALF LEATHER
 SOLE 100% THERMOPLASTIC RUBBER
SOLE HEIGHT 3.5CM