The Gunma Black is our premium court shoe.
Featuring ultra-soft full-grain calfskin leather sourced froma premium sustainabletannery, coupled with a breathable microfibre suede inner for comfort and wearability and a rigid heelpanel for strength and support.
BonusCustomization Pack
Every pair comes with an Exclusive tin containing:
- Second pair of laces in contrastwhite
- Gold Lucky Cat Lace Charms
- Chrome Turbo Lace Charms
- Brushed Silver Gunma Lace Charms
Materials
Upper:
100% 3oz Premium full-graincalfskin leather
Outsole:
Crystal PU Transparentwindow featuring 2 of Gunma's most famous mountain Touge runs, Japanese Rising Sun & Iconic Magnesium Wheel in the Heel.
Footbed:
Breathable MicrofibreSuederemovable moulded insole, with hand-stitched inner HTXJPN branding.
Lining:
BreathableMicrofibreSuede
Design Process
There is no doubtcourt shoes are on trend,everyone inouroffice wears themand they have been a long time on our to-do list. When deciding to do our own take on the classic court shoe, we tore apart many pairs of shoes ranging from $99 to $500 luxury brands and took to the drawing board to buildthe ultimate sneaker.
- Theyhad tobeQuality Full Grain Real Leather.
Synthetic ischeap to manufacture but wears badly over time and leaves your feet sweaty and smelly, we spent over 6 months sourcing and testing, with the final product full grain leather used coming from a premium sustainable tannery that supplies many high-end luxury brands. - Theyhad tobevalue for money.
We're not a hype brand, our vision is always to create the most premium product for a good price. Not only are these unique, but they are also one of the most affordable full-grain premium leather all-white on the market. - Theyneeded to be comfortable for all-day wear.
All the team have a pair, and we have been wearingprototypes for almost 12 months now, at the office, at the track, at the beach and in the car park. - Theyneeded to have a high-top equivalent
While most of the guys in the office wear lows, the boss prefers high tops. We are still testing them, and they should be launching mid-2023! - Theyneeded to be uniquely HardTuned JDM.
We are car guys, so we want automotive detailing and feature love for the areas of Japan wespend most of our time in. - And finally...theyneeded to be customizable.
Again, we don't drive standard cars. why should our shoes not come with customizable options? We're keen to see what other personalization people do with their shoes!
