Light Years - Lace Up Trainer in Black Metallic Leather on Black Outsole

It's been a long time between lace ups ;> We have been exploring ways to make lace up trainers more interesting for some time. In the development of this style, we originally tried a few samples on our 'traditional' flatter sole Saturn Returns trainer last but realised about half way through what we really wanted was more of a wedge inspired chunky look. Re-inventing our Lunar boot wedge unit we have developed Light Years for those days you just want to kick around in your trainers but need to look more put together than that in order to be putting your (literal) best foot forward in life.  

The spliced neoprene tongue and collar detail speaks to the softness of styles you might already know and love (think Sunny Boots and The Flex), but re-invented with the frame of the leather facings. We added reflective strips to the back heel and tongue not just for the 90s rave reference, but also for the intentional bike riding and cross town commute situations which we know to be a key consideration for our highly active customers day.  

This style is running true to size and is currently on high rotation on our the Rad HQ feet. Highly wear tested, we've found them from the get-go. If you have Lunar boots you can choose your usual size with confidence. They also have a removable inner sole and are very orthotic friendly.

You can check out our size guide here

This is a leather upper / leather lined product. Expect around 7 - 10 % stretch on wearing depending on the amount of pressure applied to the upper. 

We began with the black metallic leather that has a very subtle - shot with stardust- vibe. We made the outsole using our own proprietary designed mold in deepest truest black, both for form and comfort (keeping the feet well away from cold winter pavements). The collar and tongue has been panelled in soft neoprene and heavily zigzag stitched for moments of textural greatness. Accented throughout the tongue and heel with reflective grosgrain strips and all tied together with a cylindrical hiking lace for all the radical active vibes. 

Made responsibly in China in small batch quantities by one of our boutique manufacturing partners, read more here.

Leather & Textile Upper / Leather Lined / Stacked Rubber / EVA Sole

We've been dreaming of wearing these with baseball caps and sharp tailoring. Mixing up different ideas around suits and what it means to be dressed up for weekday vibes. Taking the Business Unusual stance it's all suits and trench coats. For weekend, the obvious mix of cropped denims and tucked in jersey tee's gets a joyful update with guaranteed retro inspired zest to your step.

Leather is a wonderful material, breathable, durable and beautiful. But without a bit of love it can dry out and deteriorate.

For optimum care, we recommend and sell "Waproo Waterproofer" to protect them from unexpected showers. We recommend spraying monthly on the Full Moon and can send you a reminder if you sign up to our newsletter here.

Click here to see our care instructions for more details.