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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfEqq7hG450) - you can say the v2 was entirely a team effort - through which we think we have finally done it!
The SF-01 v2 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.
**The SF-01 v2 in Kangaroo Leather** offers something very different with the incredibly soft yet strong K-leather. Kangaroo leather is known for its incredible durability and resistance as well as the extreme comfort it offers. This one is difficult to describe, it's just different.
#Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Montegranaro, Italy is a small family owned and operated atelier that has been making exceptional footwear with a focus on quality and construction since 1905. Excellence in shoemaking has been an obsession and never-ending quest that has spanned three generations of this family. As skills are passed from generation to generation there is an insistence to remain in-touch with developments in technology to ensure that both worlds, old and new are always respected in order to achieve the highest quality, most comfortable and longest lasting purpose built shoes. Currently led by the granddaughter of the founder, it was clear from our first interaction that this team of masters fully understood our raison d'etre at Archibald and relished an opportunity to work with us and allow more people to experience the difference their expertise and craft can make in terms of end-product.
##The finest Australian Kangaroo hide is selected by our tannery in Montegranaro, Italy.
Kangaroo leather consists of fine collagen fibres that are concentrated, highly uniform and run parallel to the surface of the skin.These attributes give it a higher tensile strength than other skins, which is why motorcyclists seek it out when choosing their protective leathers. It's also uniquely airy on account of a thin grain layer and naturally low fat content, in addition to its lack of sweat glands and arrector pili muscles.
##Located in Corridonia, Montegranaro, Italy is a small family owned and operated atelier that has been making exceptional footwear with a focus on quality and construction since 1905.
Excellence in shoemaking has been an obsession and never-ending quest that has spanned three generations. As skills are passed from generation to generation there is an insistence to remain in-touch with developments in technology to ensure that both worlds, old and new, are always respected in order to achieve the highest quality, most comfortable and longest lasting purpose built shoes. There is a beauty in the balance between passion and practicality.
• Handmade in Mirandola, Italy
• Construction: Hand-cut and stitched
• Upper: First pick Australian kangaroo leather sourced from a tannery in Montegranaro, Italy
• Calfskin inner lining
• Last: SF-01
• Width: 2E
• Unisex
• Use a horsehair brush to remove any dust
• Polish in small circles with a cotton cloth to restore a soft shine
• High-grade durable Margom gum soles, made in Italy
• Styleforum x Archibald special edition.
