Das Asphalt Sneaker spo-enabled The long-lasting rubber sole is

The long-lasting rubber sole is topped with EVA cushioning for greater bounce and curves over the toe for added protection and a classic 1970s sneaker look

and has a reassuring heft and stiffness (at first) relative to our usual leathers

construction of the leather upper is identical to our breathable-when-they-need-to-be

so you may need to break them in

Das Asphalt Sneaker spo-enabled The long-lasting rubber sole isThis sneaker is one degree lighter than black (in our arbitrary reckoning of where one shade ends and another begins). We could have called it Charcoal, or Anthracite, or Nearly Black, but we went with Asphalt (which isn't a great name, admittedly, as it risks you concluding the leather leans blue, or navy, when it really doesn't. I guess it depends what colour the roads are where you live). Anyhow, it's definitely not black. And having shoes one