From Visvim's Spring/Summer 2022 Indigo Camping Trailer Collection comes the Skagway Hi Canvas in Dark Indigo. The Skagway Lo is a high-top court sneaker with a lace-up closure, canvas uppers, leather toe cap, and a vulcanized rubber outsole.
The shoe is constructed using original Japanese high-twist cotton canvas uppers, vulcanized midsoles, and custom-branded rubber outsoles. Once constructed, the shoes were Aizome, or indigo-dyed. Aizome uses natural indigo pigment extracted through a complex fermentation process called “ai-date,” which involves traditional fermentation known as "hakkō-date". Hakkō-date involves fermenting dried indigo leaves (sukumo) with lye, ash, alcohol, and lime, requiring careful adjustments by craftspeople to achieve desired colors. This labor-intensive process allows for artistic freedom and produces rich, transparent indigo hues, prized for their depth and clarity.
Additional details include pigment-free cow leather lining and insoles, original midsole taping, embroidered heel tabs, and a vintage Japanese Kofu tongue tab.
