ROA & Loro Piana Deliver $1.6k Hiking Shoes in Debut Collaboration

Loro Piana has collaborated with ROA on a trio of hiking shoes that blend the former’s textile expertise with the technical savvy of Italy’s premier gorp specialists.

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The collaboration comes as a side dish for an expansive capsule collection from Loro Piana titled “Into the Wild” that besides the headline-worthy footwear, offers up various outdoor-focused articles constructed from the same fine wool, silk and cashmere that Loro Piana uses on its staple, everyday products.

Lending an equal level of luxury to ROA’s brutalist, low-cut trail sneaker, the collaboration sees the Katharina ditch its usual calf suede or kudu leather in favour of virgin wool outer panelling accented by split suede with a smidgen of silk spun into the uppers.

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Considered detailing spills over to the stamped heel counter, contrasting leather collars and tongues, with Loro Piana branded pull tabs at the rear.

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Available in three palettes of “nougat”, “rosemary” and “black”, the debut collaboration between ROA Hiking and Loro Piana is available now via Loropiana.com.

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Retail price is $1,650 USD.