Das Asphalt Shoe
€160,00
This variant is currently sold out





B-WARE / SECONDS
These shoes are offered at a reduced price (€90 less) because there's a possibility flaws may develop after some time of wear. Some pairs from the production seem not to have been glued to our usual standards, but we can't tell which pairs are affected just by looking at them, so we're discounting all of the batch. If the gluing is less than optimal, it means the sole may eventually show some separation from the upper. There's a good chance it will be nothing more than a little aesthetic imperfection, with the blake stitch ensuring a good functional bond at the front of the shoe. But there is a possibility the separation will eventually become significant enough to warrant repair, which should be an easy task for any good cobbler. We also have a doubt as to how well the lining has been glued on the inside heel of the shoe, and this could mean there's more movement and wear and tear of the lining over time.
These are sold as-is and are non-returnable.
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If you've ever wished we had a black shoe that wasn't quite fully black, but more "nearly black"... but not quite... perhaps charcoal... or anthracite... or (drumroll)... asphalt... then you're not alone.
More than a few customers have wished that wish. And so we asked our tannery partner in Portugal to make us a nubuck as soft and supple as our beloved kitten grey, but a little less black than black. Like 97% black, but 3% something else.
It's that unfathomable 3% that makes Das Asphalt Shoe itself. There's an unassuming, matches-anything quality about its not-quite-black-but-not-at-all-grey-ness.
Handmade in Portugal from bio-tanned nubuck, fully calfskin-lined for exceptional comfort, and with our long-lasting but flexible rubber sole, these shoes are the equal in comfort to anything we have ever made.
And that means they are very very VERY very comfortable indeed.



















