A mid-top mesh lace-up trainer built to add three inches of height — a 1-inch visible heel doing part of the work and a height-lifting insole inside doing the rest.
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Three inches of added height, split between the heel and the insole — the outer heel measures 1 inch and the height-lifting insole carries the remainder, so the lift isn't all stacked visibly under the outsole.
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14 ounces at US 7.5 — light for a shoe carrying an internal lift, which is the spec that usually adds the weight you notice by late afternoon.
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Perforated mesh and synthetic upper over a fully rubberised traction outsole — breathable in warm weather, but synthetic rather than leather, so don't buy it expecting a leather shoe's patina or repairability.
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It runs large, and CALTO says so. The maker recommends ordering one whole size down from your usual US size — worth doing, because a loose fit on a lifted insole is the thing that makes an elevator shoe feel unstable.
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One width only — standard D / medium. There is no E, EE or 4E option on this last, so if you normally buy wide, this is not the pair.
This is the sportiest shoe in CALTO's height-increasing range and the one with the most lift. The mid-top shaft measures 5.5 inches, which is taller than the brand's low-top styles and gives the ankle more cover — useful if you'd rather the shoe read as a trainer than as a dress shoe with a thick sole. Against its siblings: the J193 series snoafers are leather slip-ons at 2.6 inches for office wear, the Q271 is a 2-inch perforated leatherette sneaker for a cleaner look, and the Q392 is a knit-upper trainer at the same 3 inches and the same 5.5-inch shaft, in grey and orange rather than plain black. This one sits in the middle: casual enough for weekends, plain enough for an office that has given up on hard shoes.
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Black only. US sizes 6 through 13 in whole sizes, standard D / medium width — this style does not run above a 13 and offers no wide fittings. Upper is perforated mesh and synthetic, double-stitched, on a fully rubberised traction outsole; 1-inch heel, 5.5-inch shaft; 14 ounces based on US 7.5, with actual weight varying by size. Ships in a CALTO retail shoe box. The lining material, the outsole construction method, care instructions and the specific country of manufacture are not published on this listing — it states only "imported" — and CALTO gives the total lift as three inches without breaking out how much of that is the insole. Contact us if you need any of it confirmed before ordering.
