Yuketen

Founded by designer Yuki Matsuda, Yuketen draws heavily on traditional American footwear, outdoor equipment and regional craft. Moccasins, boat shoes and boots are reworked through unusual leathers, specialist constructions and an obsessive interest in the details of older functional footwear.

Yuketen is interesting because familiarity is only the starting point — classic American shapes are taken apart, studied and put back together with considerably more personality.