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JAPAN-MADE, REFINED──Further refined Japanese craftsmanship #2（2/5）


A shoe design born from Japanese sensibilities that will last for 100 years.


CALMANTHOLOGY is a men's shoe brand launched in the Spring/Summer 2018 season by Makoto Kaneko, who served as a designer for a domestic shoe brand for 17 years. The brand name is a neologism combining "CALM" (silence) and "ANTHOLOGY" (collection of poems), meaning "a collection of poems without words," and originates from the words that welled up in the designer's mind when he first saw the works of French photographer Jean-Eugène Atget.



The first collection is inspired by 12 landscape photographs selected by designer Makoto Kaneko from the approximately 8,000 photographs taken by photographer Atget throughout his life. The lineup includes 12 authentic styles such as straight-tip and double monk strap shoes.

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Left: ¥99,360, Right: ¥81,000 *Shoe trees are for reference only. ■ Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building B1F = Men's Shoes

Based on the concept of "tradition and evolution," this collection proposes a standard that embodies a uniquely Japanese sense of balance, combining the "things" and "expertise" learned from our predecessors with the essence of the times. Each pair is carefully produced one by one in domestic factories, with meticulous attention paid to the manufacturing process.

The shoe last features a unique twisted design that pursues the ideal form of standing and walking. Even in stitching, while high-end imported shoes use 15 stitches for a 3cm length, Calmanthology uses 17 to 19 stitches. With the belief of "shoes for you," they aim to be a top-class Japanese ready-to-wear shoe brand for discerning men, through uncompromising shoemaking.

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