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[ArchibaldRoh]

Also for anyone who wants to engage directly through the forum, the start conversation feature is great it is like a private conversation.

Else I am on whatsapp if you use that. Not always the fastest but doing my best.

 

[CWV]

Also for anyone who wants to engage directly through the forum, the start conversation feature is great it is like a private conversation.

Else I am on whatsapp if you use that. Not always the fastest but doing my best.

Should we move our PM conversation to chat or WhatsApp? Or is it ok where it is?

 

[mykoh]

these look actually good. We are trying to find some new laces for the anticato green, unfortunately this is what we have received from our supplier in Perugia (Italy). Really good quality but not a huge variety. Should we go for militare? The one we delivered with the Anticato Green was Pino Intenso

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Hmm just based on the swatch I guess militare seems the closest, but I think the anticato green is a deeper shade of olive. Are you considering other suppliers, or just sticking with this one?

I really think you need to physically have the laces and the leather/suede side by side in order to make the decision, and IMO for a clean, minimalist shoe like the SF-01 was created to be, the laces have to match the upper perfectly. Getting the closest colour match is unfortunately not good enough.

 

[mhip]

The darker the better...
I think the laces in the green should disappear into the shoe, not draw the eye away from the leather.

 

[ArchibaldRoh]

Hmm just based on the swatch I guess militare seems the closest, but I think the anticato green is a deeper shade of olive. Are you considering other suppliers, or just sticking with this one?

I really think you need to physically have the laces and the leather/suede side by side in order to make the decision, and IMO for a clean, minimalist shoe like the SF-01 was created to be, the laces have to match the upper perfectly. Getting the closest colour match is unfortunately not good enough.

I think that will prove quite difficult, to the point we would have to consider getting rid of certain colours.
It is easier with say suede, but with a hand painted shoe like the anticato there will always be some disappointment. I reckon we need to style these a little bit... Im no fashion expert but honey laces like in the cordovan sample would have been nice on the green.

The experience from the v1 has got me a little scared with some aspects of what we are trying to do. I almost think cutting options to the ones that fully perfect might be what we have to do.

 

[mykoh]

I think that will prove quite difficult, to the point we would have to consider getting rid of certain colours.
It is easier with say suede, but with a hand painted shoe like the anticato there will always be some disappointment. I reckon we need to style these a little bit... Im no fashion expert but honey laces like in the cordovan sample would have been nice on the green.

The experience from the v1 has got me a little scared with some aspects of what we are trying to do. I almost think cutting options to the ones that fully perfect might be what we have to do.

I am not privy to how shoe companies source or manufacture laces, but I would think an order for laces in a custom colour would require too large an MOQ for AoH? I wouldn't go so far as to cut options, as I am sure there are many others that wouldn't mind contrasting laces, and not many are a stickler for matching laces as I am. But if tonal laces are indeed unavailable, then it has to show that explicitly on the site. The tonal mock ups of the anticato green or sienna pairs on the site should also be changed to represent what the actual product looks like. That's my main gripe with my pair - expecting a shoe with matching laces and not receiving one.

 

[ArchibaldRoh]

I am not privy to how shoe companies source or manufacture laces, but I would think an order for laces in a custom colour would require too large an MOQ for AoH? I wouldn't go so far as to cut options, as I am sure there are many others that wouldn't mind contrasting laces, and not many are a stickler for matching laces as I am. But if tonal laces are indeed unavailable, then it has to show that explicitly on the site. The tonal mock ups of the anticato green or sienna pairs on the site should also be changed to represent what the actual product looks like. That's my main gripe with my pair - expecting a shoe with matching laces and not receiving one.

Totally agree.

 

[ThePetros]

I think that will prove quite difficult, to the point we would have to consider getting rid of certain colours.
It is easier with say suede, but with a hand painted shoe like the anticato there will always be some disappointment. I reckon we need to style these a little bit... Im no fashion expert but honey laces like in the cordovan sample would have been nice on the green.

The experience from the v1 has got me a little scared with some aspects of what we are trying to do. I almost think cutting options to the ones that fully perfect might be what we have to do.

I agree completely about the anticato. But gonna beat a dead horse on this one again - if you source a material that bends and changes color as you wear it like horween chromexcel, this would be largely pointless ?

anticato is very much a finish best left for in store purchases, not online orders.

 

[EgoCamisas]

So the reason i went with a document is because sometimes people fit differently in different shoes yet might share a size on those but not end up being the same on something else.

I have seen a listing done on one of the shoe retailers sites in this format and its super helpful particularly in providing confidence when it comes to sizing.

We will process data when its together to maintain its integrity or just leave it raw for someone to search through.

Will repeat in all my posts for the next week or so.

SF-01 Size Comparables

docs.google.com

I'd suggest to also list the last when possible, since sometimes it makes a big difference. I will fill in my information as soon as I find some time.

 

[stephenaf2003]

Not been lucky finding a pair of laces to match the anticato green ?
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I actually really like those and think you’ve very nicely matched them with the color of the shoes. Where did you get them?

 

[HalfHuskyBite]

I’m interested in the V1’s from Rose Anvil’s video.
I wear a US 8 in stan smith’s and US7 in a Greats Royale. My foot measures exactly 26.0cm. That puts me in a EU 40 correct?
Also want to know if there is a code on the V1’s. I’ll get the V2 when the drop comes.

 

[stephenaf2003]

I think that will prove quite difficult, to the point we would have to consider getting rid of certain colours.
It is easier with say suede, but with a hand painted shoe like the anticato there will always be some disappointment. I reckon we need to style these a little bit... Im no fashion expert but honey laces like in the cordovan sample would have been nice on the green.

The experience from the v1 has got me a little scared with some aspects of what we are trying to do. I almost think cutting options to the ones that fully perfect might be what we have to do.

I really have to say, it’s getting terribly frustrating to see the reaction of removing options because of a few anal retentive peoples OCD. It’s obviously your company so I understand the decisions in this area are yours, but fewer options aren’t going to make me a repeat customer.

A better solution in this case I would think would be to offer string color choices. If one wants to get upset about strings not perfectly matching anticato shoes, there’s probably not much one can do to make a person like that happy.

 

[mykoh]

I actually really like those and think you’ve very nicely matched them with the color of the shoes. Where did you get them?

I'm living in Singapore and I actually got them from China through taobao. I think they do ship internationally but the site is almost entirely in Mandarin.

天貓淘寶海外，花更少，買到寶！

天貓淘寶海外作爲面向華人的跨境電商平台，覆蓋200多個國家和地區的消費者，其中核心站點包括：中國香港、中國澳門、中國台灣、新加坡、馬來西亞、澳洲、加拿大。

m.intl.taobao.com

 

[Spaghettimatt]

People freaking out here about shoe lace shades, cork filler, a layer of cloth/paper...

I’m not sure that some of you have ever owned a sneaker before.

 

[ArchibaldRoh]

I really have to say, it’s getting terribly frustrating to see the reaction of removing options because of a few anal retentive peoples OCD. It’s obviously your company so I understand the decisions in this area are yours, but fewer options aren’t going to make me a repeat customer.

A better solution in this case I would think would be to offer string color choices. If one wants to get upset about strings not perfectly matching anticato shoes, there’s probably not much one can do to make a person like that.l happy.

Alright, no options will be cut. Thanks for this.