If aluminum luggage, rare bourbon or one-off Red Wings don’t inspire a trip to Tokyo, how about some under-the-radar Converse sneakers?
As first reported by Highsnobiety, the company’s overseas division reimagined an archival model called the Road Machine into a lifestyle-leaning skate shoe that rivals today’s most popular retro sneakers, especially given how seamlessly it blends various design elements.
Stick the landing
The Road Classic SK OX boasts a mixed-material upper that combines canvas and suede, with paneling around the heel and toebox that’s reminiscent of the Adidas Samba.
On closer inspection, that fact is further reinforced by Converse’s decision to go with sawtooth detailing throughout the upper, a hallmark of the stripes found on old-school Adidas Originals models.
