The black colourway of CALTO's knit-upper elevator trainer — 3 inches of total lift, a 1-inch visible heel and an integrated lifting insole on a 5.5-inch shaft.
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Perforated knit upper in plain black — it flexes with the foot and breathes better than a leather or leatherette upper, at the cost of structure and weather resistance.
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3 inches of total height increase from a 1-inch heel plus integrated height-increasing insoles, so only the inch is visible at the back of the sole.
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A 5.5-inch shaft measured from the ground up, with a padded collar — mid-height, at the ankle rather than over it.
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14 ounces at US 7.5, cushioned footbeds, cement construction — light for a lifted shoe, but the fully rubberised sole is glued rather than welted, so it cannot be resoled.
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Whole sizes 6 to 13, standard D / medium width only. No half sizes and no E, EE or 4E fitting.
This and the grey-and-orange version are one shoe in two colours: the same knit upper, 1-inch heel, 5.5-inch shaft, 14-ounce weight and 6-13 size run. Nothing else differs, so choose on colour — the grey and orange reads as gym and weekend wear, while plain black goes with dark jeans and trousers as well as training kit. The black mesh mid-top is the same three inches on the same heel and shaft in a mesh upper.
Also in men's shoes, men's activewear and the wider men's department.
Black. Perforated knit upper, fully rubberised sole, cement construction, double-stitched, cushioned footbeds with integrated height-increasing insoles; 3 inches of total height increase, 1-inch heel, 5.5-inch shaft measured from the ground up; 14 ounces based on US 7.5, actual weight varying by size. US whole sizes 6 through 13, standard D / medium width. Ships in a CALTO retail shoe box. Imported.
