A taupe high-top sneak-boot in genuine leather with a nubuck finish and a side buckle — CALTO's tactical-styled elevator shoe, on a 1-inch visible heel and a 6-inch shaft.
Highlights
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Genuine soft leather with a nubuck exterior — a brushed, velvety surface rather than a smooth one. It reads more rugged than the pebble grain and nappa styles in the range, and, like any napped leather, marks more easily; no care instructions are published.
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A 6-inch shaft with a padded collar and a side buckle — a true high-top that covers the ankle, styled as a technical combat sneaker to go with cargo shorts and joggers rather than trousers.
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Only a 1-inch heel shows, and the rest of the lift sits inside — but the spec gives no total. The 2.6-inch figure appears only in the product name, not in the specification.
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18 ounces at US 7.5 — boot weight, four ounces more than CALTO's 14-ounce trainers. You get more shoe around the ankle and you carry it.
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An uneven size run that stops at 12. Half sizes exist at 6.5, 7.5 and 11.5 but not at 8.5, 9.5 or 10.5, there is nothing above a 12, and width is standard D only — check your size against the list before you commit.
Buy this if you want a boot-height elevator shoe for casual, outdoor-leaning wear. The closest alternatives in the range are the Y7150 and Y7152 ankle-top sneak-boots, which are oxhide leather rather than nubuck, lower at a 5 1/4-inch shaft and heavier at 20 ounces; and the grey suede S23202, a technical high-top sneaker with a taller 6.5-inch shaft on a chunkier 1.5-inch heel. The T53122 is the only one of them with a buckle.
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Taupe. US sizes 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5 and 12, standard D / medium width only. Genuine soft leather with a nubuck exterior, cloth and leather lining, rubberised bottom, double-stitched; described as "cement stitched construction"; padded collar, side buckle; 1-inch heel measured at the outer back sole, 6-inch shaft; 18 ounces based on US 7.5, actual weight varying by size. Ships in a CALTO retail shoe box. Imported. The specification gives no total height-increase figure — the 2.6 inches appears only in the product name. The closure beyond the buckle, care instructions, the country of manufacture and any sizing guidance are not published on this listing. Contact us if you need any of it confirmed before ordering.
