Shoes Like Pottery Vulcanized Cloth Brown

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—01. Kiln fired in Kurume, Japan.

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This brown duck cloth sneaker with a black sole and toe cap is one of the best versions the Shoes Like Pottery low top I think I've seen, but it's also the hardest to find. Good Weaver has the model exclusively available, alongside other enticing footwear produced in the Kurume region by the likes of Doek and Sols.

—Available from Good Weaver

Doek Court Shoe

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—01. Cork insole.

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Doek, launched this spring with two enduring footwear styles, is a welcome addition to the Japanese classic sneaker market already inhabited by Sols and Shoes Like Pottery. Manufactured at the first-rate Moonstar factory using the Kurume region's famous Kasuri weaving technique, the Court model utilizes a similar shape to the Converse Jack Purcell. The undyed ecru-coloured canvas combined with a cork insole might look as basic as it gets, but it couldn't be more appealing.  

—Available at Good Weaver