I’m not going to beat around the bush: these Diemme One Slip-Ons look preeeetty similar to Vans, but they are leaps and bounds better. First off, they’re handmade in Italy. Boom. Also, the two-piece upper is made from some of the roughest rough-out suede, and are unlined for maximum comfort during the warmer months. Even the higher heel tab in the back is going to make your feet much happier, since they won’t cut into your achilles. Paying $225 for a shoe you can wear during late spring and all summer for upwards of a decade means you’re getting *pulls out calculator* *flips through an abacus* *starts doing long division on a collegiate-sized blackboard* a shit-ton of wears out of these. SSENSE has them for you, so don’t settle for the other slip-on.

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