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Let's see everyone's sneaker style! How do you wear Descente's classic shoes?
DESCENTE Footwear

Let's see everyone's sneaker style! How do you wear Descente's classic shoes?

In fact, DESCENTE has been producing excellent footwear in recent years. Its standard models, the "VERTHER" and "MODULARIZE," are equipped with functions such as high breathability and waterproofing, a good fit, and light weight, while the design has a minimalist appearance that does not look like a sports brand. The high specs of these models have often been focused on their functionality, but how do they fare as fashion items? We will examine its true value through the styling of four people.

Case 01 Yoshitaka Kondo (freelance director, PR planner) Item A_MODULARIZE V1 24.1

PROFILE

After working in PR for a select store, she became a freelancer. Currently in charge of PR for art hotel "BnA_WALL," vegetable soup brand "RAW SOUP," and restaurant "Mansai Sake Shop," among others.

MODULARIZE V1 24.1 ¥24,200

Please tell us about your job first. In addition to fashion, I understand that you also do PR work for a wide range of other businesses, including movies and pubs.

Kondo: Sometimes I am asked, "What do you do in the end?" (laughs). (Laughs.) My main work is brand direction and PR. SOUP, and I also help with PR for the art hotel "BnA_WALL" and restaurants.

What is important to you in your work?

Kondo: It is about communicating "correctly". For example, a certain izakaya, for which I am in charge of PR, does not want to create a buzz, but wants to communicate properly to the customers who need to know. I want to be the same way.

Let's talk about sneakers. The "MODULARIZE V1 24.1" is styled beautifully with the pants.

Kondo: Since the shoes look like outdoor shoes, I chose a "Boa de Strata" set-up to match with a techie item made of nylon material. I am conscious of an urban sports style.

How do they feel?

Kondo: I heard that there are almost no seams on the inside of the shoes, and I certainly don't feel stressed at all. It makes such a difference when you are aware of it.

Please tell us about your job first. In addition to fashion, I understand that you also do PR work for a wide range of other businesses, including movies and pubs.

Kondo: Sometimes I am asked, "What do you do in the end?" (laughs). (Laughs.) My main work is brand direction and PR. SOUP, and I also help with PR for the art hotel "BnA_WALL" and restaurants.

Item B_VERTHER RA LE 24.2

VERTHER RA LE 24.2 ¥25,300

What about "VERTHER RA LE 24.2"?

Kondo: I felt that they were beautiful shoes, partly because the uppers were suede. So, I decided to match them with an all-black jacket by Brahms, a shirt by Lifestyle Gallery Orca shirt, and Levi's (®︎) staples. I usually like to wear all-black, but I wanted to convey the fact that even the same black color can have a different look depending on the material.

Both shoes are breathable and waterproof, and both are comfortable to walk in.

Kondo: I am a freelancer without an office, so I do a lot of traveling on foot. So I am extremely grateful for Descente's shoes, which are lightweight, easy to walk in, and resistant to rain.

Lastly, please tell us about your hobbies.

Kondo: My passion for DJing, which I used to do 20 years ago, was rekindled about 5 years ago, and now I DJ 5 to 6 events a month. I mainly DJ house music, and I love the legendary "Body & Soul" party that originated in New York City. I love "Body & Soul," a legendary party that originated in New York City.

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