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Videos I mentioned:
★ A closer look at Common Projects vs Koio vs Oliver Cabell:    • Common Projects vs Koio vs Oliver Cab...  
★ Adelante's humanitarian shoemakers:    • Ethical Shoes in Guatemala: How a Boo...  
★ How I learned bootmaking in Guatemala:    • How I Learned Bootmaking In 5 Days (I...  
★ How Horween makes the world's fanciest leather: https://stridewise.com/horween-shell-...
★ My trip to CF Stead, the world's most famous suede: https://stridewise.com/cf-stead-suede/
★ How Crown Northampton Makes $800 sneakers https://stridewise.com/crown-northamp...

You don't have to wear Chuck Taylors or Crocs when it's shorts weather. I mean, I love Chuck Taylors but they never last more than a year, plus there are more grown up ways to wear sneakers. A good quality leather upper, especially if it's stitched to the sole, makes for a sneaker that lasts way longer than cheaper kicks, giving you a surprisingly solid return on investment. Every dude eventually gravitates to the minimalist

1. Best: Koio Capri https://stridewise.com/koio-capri-sne...
2. Best value: Thursday Premier https://stridewise.com/thursday-boot-...
3. Best custom: Idrese https://stridewise.com/idrese-nuno-sn... ("STRIDEWISE" gets $15 off)
4. Best fitting: Adelante https://stridewise.com/adelante-brisa...
5. Best chunky: Greats Royale 2.0 https://stridewise.com/greats-royale-...
6. Common Projects Achilles Low: https://stridewise.com/common-project...
7. Beckett Simonon Reid: https://stridewise.com/reid-sneakers-... ("STRIDE" gets 20% off)
8. Best luxury sneaker: Crown Northampton https://stridewise.com/crown-northamp...
9. Oliver Cabell's Low 1: https://stridewise.com/oliver-cabell-...

00:00 "Best" ≠ "Most Expensive"
01:26 Best leather sneakers: Koio Capri
03:11 Best value leather sneakers: Thursday Premier
04:45 Best custom leather sneakers: Idrese
06:03 Best fitting leather sneakers: Adelante
07:22 Best chunky leather sneaker: Greats Royale 2.0
08:30 Are Common Projects sneakers worth it?
09:35 Beckett Simonon Reid review
11:04 Best luxury sneaker: Crown Northampton
12:36 Oliver Cabell's sneakers
14:10 Wrapping up

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