Story mfg. x PF Flyers All American High-Tops

A shoe we have dreamed of making for almost ten years. Classic, easy, vintage, wearable and comfortable - and made using handwoven and naturally dyed fabric. We think it is important to underline no one else would do this - the cotton is locally grown (sometimes in the weaver's own garden), it's hand spun and honestly kind of hard to work with, you have to cut things way more slowly and often by hand instead of a machine.

These shoes have been an ongoing project for many years and with PF Flyers' help, the result is the most beautiful high-tops ever made (unbiased opinion). In our opinion, a feat of engineering, love and passion. We have loved every moment of this project - an overview below!

Yan Rungsinun wearing the Wobbly Waffle High-Tops. Shot by Kanrapee Chokpaiboon @kanrapee.chok. Assisted by James Audsadang @james_audsadang & Prynlada Arbhabhirama @prynyyy5.

Mrs Jome producing the beautiful indigo handloom fabric used for this collaboration. We have other weavers who contributed to the project too. They even split the cotton into yarn at home usually over a natter with the neighbours, and dye it themselves in homemade vats.

Staff custom wears! Toby and Hasna in the London Studio wearing pairs doodled on by Saeed.

Ella and Jessie with theirs!

On the 8th of August we hosted a DIY day where people could come along for early access, plus the chance to customise their shoe. It was like a fair - desks for badge and lace making as well as one for doodling all over your shoes (if you wanted to!). People who came along stayed for hours, it was such a lovely vibe on such a sunny day. We also had organic ice cream out the front of the studio and little zines we were giving out which explained all about the project.

Our well loved Wobbly Waffle fabric on the handloom. This ancient craft is such a slow and meaningful connection between the weaver and the loom. Some of the cotton grows in its natural colour (a natural brown which is rare - instead of being a white that is bleached and then dyed), and the other part gets dyed in natural indigo (the blue). Most of the time the same family grows, spins, dyes and weaves the fabric - so it has been made by the same hands from start to finish.

Customisations from people who came along to the fair! The badge making machine was a real hit. We had a bunch of vintage National Geographic magazines that could be cut apart and taken from. All our laces were made from old season Story mfg. offcuts!

Roka @rokabringsflowers shot by Vivek Vadoliya @vivekvad, assisted by Lilah Culliford @lilah.maii.