The SF-01-LV v5 Sneakers in Horween Chromexcel represent a Styleforum x Archibald collaboration that unites a sleek and contemporary silhouette with centuries of inherited artistry. Uppers are cut from a unique combination-tanned Horween Chromexcel, hand-stitched before being attached to an ultra-lightweight French Lactae Hevea sole with a full-grain leather floorboard. Horween Chromexcel in Natural is a minimally treated skin that showcases unique natural fades, creases, and subtle variations, adding character to each pair and ensuring no two are alike. Ships to the UK with complimentary shipping and returns.
#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.
##Chromexcel (CXL) is a combination tanned leather from the fabled Horween tannery that undergoes at least 89 separate processes taking 28 working days and utilizing all 5 floors of their facility.
Located in Chicago since it was founded in 1905, the Horween Leather Company is one of the oldest running tanneries in the USA. Specific and proprietary mixes of bark extracts and natural agents are used to give Chromexcel, its heavy vegetable retannage (this is what makes it so special). The benefit of combination tanning comes from the specific attributes that both chrome and vegetable tanning impart. Generally, chrome tanned leathers yield soft, supple, and durable leathers, while vegetable tanned leathers are round and full feeling, patina well, and are easy to coax into shapes using heat and moisture.
##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 Corridonia, Italy
• Upper: Hand-cut Horween Chromexcel
• Lining: Tan Calfskin
• Features a full Grain Vegetable Tanned Leather Floorboard.
• Includes leather-lined insoles made from coconut fibers, selected for their natural breathability and comfort.
• Last: SF-01
• Width: accommodative of a range of widths from narrow up to 2E
• Unisex (For women's sizing, take one size down from your normal European size)
• High-grade Lactae Hevea soles, Made in France
• Use a horsehair brush to remove any dust
• Polish in small circles with a cotton cloth to restore a soft shine
• Designed by Styleforum x Archibald
