Sole Systems 009 : Driving Shoes

Few shoes have remained so faithful to their original purpose. This edition of Sole Systems traces the driving shoe from its origins in 1960s motoring culture to its place as one of footwear's most enduring luxury icons.

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(C)raft → Minezo Sports Shoes Drawing from the distinctive cycling footwear of the 1980s, Minezo Sports Shoes has introduced a new variation that incorporates a buckle fastening into its established design language. The addition is subtle, but
(F)unction → Hopper Hopper develops sports prosthetics designed to make physical activity more accessible for people with lower-limb amputations. Founded to reduce both technical and financial barriers to sport, the company has focused on creat
(S)tudio → Studio Nicholson x ASICS For this project, CONCEPT(K) provided consultation across colour, material and finishing direction for the GEL-KINETIC™ SP, helping shape an upper execution rendered in premium nubuck while retaining th
(C)raft → Xylar Studios Xylar Studios’ Puma V-S1 Dress Shoe explores what happens when traditional shoemaking techniques are applied to a contemporary sneaker silhouette. Beginning as a pattern-making exercise and series of material mock-
(D)evelopment → adidas x Avavav Megaride Imagery of the adidas x Avavav Megaride reveals the evolution of a silhouette that reworks one of adidas’ early-2000s cushioning platforms through Avavav’s distinctive design approach. First
(D)evelopment → ASICS NOVALIS GEL-TEREMOA II Development imagery offers a closer look at the thinking behind the silhouette’s evolution. In development since January 2024, the project draws from a mix of weightlifting footwear, sprint sp
(C)raft → Deborah Kiwi The Surreal I and Surreal II by Deborah Kiwi challenge the expectation that footwear should immediately reveal how it functions. Built around a concealed mule structure enclosed within a hardened outer shell, the pieces s
(D)evelopment → Dior Squash Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Squash returns with a perforated suede calfskin upper, introducing a lighter and more breathable expression of the silhouette while retaining its distinctive proportions. One of the mo
(F)unction → Coperni x Barreletics First introduced on their SS26 runway, the Coperni x Barreletics Grip Sock applies Coperni’s design language to footwear built specifically for studio training. Presented in an exclusive collaborative co
Giveaway → Martin Sallieres To mark the release of our recent interview with Martin Sallières, we created a one-of-one collaborative edition of the Heel Drop Racer in Stone Grey. The project is a way of capturing this moment and sharing