The SF-01 v3 Sneakers in Full Vegetable Tan Calf Leather

The SF-01 was created for the **[Styleforum](https://www.styleforum.net/threads/the-styleforum-x-archibald-sneaker-gmto.650025/page-42)** community by its members. The first release, though an overwhelming success wasn't perfect and we didn't quite reach our aim of creating the world's best minimalist sneaker. Incorporating feedback from the forum community, rectifying design flaws, improving materials and addressing everything discovered by Rose Anvil in his first video - you can say the subsequent version, the v2 was entirely a team effort - and with it's release and outstanding feedback, we thought we had done it. Fast forward a few months, a discovery of dishonesty from the shoemaker on other products being delivered as well as a second video review by Rose Anvil himself identifying two additional areas for improvement - a full-grain leather floorboard (instead of split leather) and improved lining leather and we decided it was time for the v3. The SF-01 v3 is made in Corridonia, Italy and therefore we have not only all the learnings from the original maker, the community, the two releases, and the two videos by Rose Anvil but also additional input from the lovely family responsible for our GAT sneakers. We have amended the silhouette slightly to provide a more snug and captured fit on the heel. The SF-01 v3 marries a sleek and contemporary silhouette with centuries of inherited artistry. With uppers crafted from a selection of the finest leathers, each hand-cut and stitched before being stitched to a springy Margom sole with an all leather floorboard. Whilst developing the v3, we searched far and wide across tanneries in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy for the very best full vegetable tanned white leathers in order to fulfill our promise. What we found is an offering from a small, heritage tannery in Italy that was head and shoulders above the rest. A fully vegetable-tanned leather will never achieve the brilliant white colour that revived the classic minimalist sneaker, however offers something much different. This skin is slightly off-white and thus we have paired it with special undyed cotton laces. **[More options are available as MTO.](https://www.archibaldlondon.com/collection/product/the-sf-01-v3-custom-mto?upper-color=anticaogrey&solecolor=blacksole&shoes-size=footwear-eu-42&branding=no-logo-on-tongue)**