ES - Crooked Tongues x éS Foothills Shoe
Together Crooked Tongues and éS have built on a preoccupation with hiking aesthetics, inspired by the rolling green foothills that form the backdrop of éS headquarters, and merged them with contemporary outerwear with skate shoe styling. The Foothills capsule collection coordinates classicism with the cutting edge.
Born from combined lifetime bids of studying, obsessing, scrutinizing and hording, this is something very different. Fortunately it's all tactically tinged with enough familiarity to minimize any excess shock-of-the-new for the sensitive souls out there. Think sealed-seam technical jackets, iconic images of mesh runners rocked while ascending K2. Inspired by forgotten outdoor wear brands sported by sneaker connoisseurs and skaters alike when inclement weather rendered their standard attire inappropriate.
Premium materials were paramount. At base level, traditional materials were implemented before being bolstered by the peak of technical excellence. For example, take the fabrics you're familiar with - brushed rubber, pig suedes, meshes, ripstop polyester, weave canvas, oiled nubucks and full grain pebble leathers. Add Sole Technology Institute biomechanic lab’s famed technology that is used by éS, which is present in the System 02 airbag, and that unique asymmetrical fit takes the idea of a ‘Crooked Tongue’ to its logical conclusion.
How do you build on that? For starters, you can embellish them with quick dry linings, and correlating colours. And that's just the start of it. Each of the shoes gets its own accessory that is sold separately.
The black/purple option is coordinated with a matching 3-layer jacket, fully taped, with a contrasting application on the waterproofed zips that doesn't compromise the stealthy looks. The brown/orange shoe gets a ripstop cap that riffs on decades of durable headwear. Lastly, the grey/pink shoe matches an Oxford weave backpack - perfect for day-to-day essentials or luggage carry-on.
Foothills is more than just a collaboration - it's a completely new approach to combination product. Outfit yourself and go conquer.
Black/Purple
£70.00 now £35.00
