Juxtapositions
Strong yet light. Bold yet elegant. Utilitarian yet smart.
Our Chelsea boot is a graceful enigma.
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Lookbook — The Chelsea
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Shop All Men's Styles
Crafted from extremely durable Italian leather, our men’s sneakers are a versatile staple to any wardrobe. From the everyday Capri Bianco to the daring Avalanche Creme, our exclusive styles are engineered with a minimalist mindset. Taking you from casual to formal, our sneakers for men dare to go anywhere.
Shop All Men's Silhouettes
Crafted from extremely durable Italian leather, our men’s sneakers are a versatile staple to any wardrobe. From the everyday Capri Bianco to the daring Avalanche Creme, our exclusive styles are engineered with a minimalist mindset. Taking you from casual to formal, our sneakers for men dare to go anywhere.
ESSENTIALS FOR LIFE
Composed of low-tops, mid-tops, high-tops, and boots, the styles in this curation strengthen any look from the ground up. All crafted from the finest available materials in Italy, each transcends its sporty origins and takes simplistic design to a higher level.
HIGH-TOPS IN OUR DNA
Koio’s original design, The Primo, set the tone for a brand obsessed with detail over logo and timelessness over trend. It also proved the perfect segway for our flattering mid-top cut, The Verse.
GO-TO LOW-TOPS
From minimalist and monochrome to chunky and retro, our largest category is bound by extreme comfort, quality, and versatility for whatever your style pursuit.
BOOTS: OUR ANSWER TO WEATHER
A handsome wardrobe requires one pair that dresses up a look with complete nonchalance, even in rain/snow/sleet. We’ve engineered our boots for top design and performance—with minimal weight.
NECESSARY EXTRAS
The right tools make it easy to maintain your shoes’ day-one form.
Spring/Summer 21 — Men's
Refined neutrals with a bang of color. Step into spring with a fresh take, you deserve it.
Chukka
A modern and refined sole is fused with a classic Chukka upper resulting in a perfect mix of style, comfort, and versatility. Chukka goes everywhere with you, whether it’s dining outside under the heat lamps or your future travels.
Fall/Winter 20
Casual and cool, each colorway tells a different story. Go classic, with the monochromatic Capri Slate Grey, Midnight, and Sahara. Go bold, with the bright color accents of the Capri White/Turquoise and White/Yellow. Either way, there’s something for you.
Metro
We’re going 80s this summer. The Metro is a classic silhouette with a Koio spin. Outfitted with full-grain leather, featuring Strobel construction for a more cushioned walk.
NEW ARRIVALS = NEW CLASSICS
Every detail of every design we craft contains the highest level of intent. We are always growing and evolving, and are incredibly proud of our freshest creations.
Chelsea
A handsome wardrobe requires one pair that dresses up a look with complete nonchalance, even in rain/snow/sleet. We’ve engineered our boots for top design and performance—with minimal weight.
Primo
Break through its “can’t touch this” vibe, feel the feels, and understand. How every high-top should be.
Capri
Our Italian sneaker is a minimalist low-top style with cult status. It elevates all notions of where a sneaker can be worn.
Shop Koio Vintage
We're excited to announce the launch of a new-(ish) collection, Koio Vintage. This collection is made up of lightly worn or slightly-less-than-perfect Koios.
The Retro Runner
Artfully designed, sustainably crafted. The Retro Runner is a vintage-inspired silhouette modernized with cutting-edge materials—think responsibly tanned leathers, recycled meshes and regenerated soles.
Shop All Women's Silhouettes
Our women’s sneakers seek to highlight details over the logo, emphasizing the unique individual. It’s the sneaker that lets you do you. Bound by extreme comfort, quality, and versatility, you’ll find that our women’s leather sneakers are perfect for every style pursuit.
ESSENTIALS FOR STYLE
Composed of low-tops, mid-tops, high-tops, and boots, the shoes in this curation deliver an extremely comfortable base compatible with whatever your style. All crafted from the finest available materials in Italy, each transcends its sporty origins and translates simplicity into playful, utilitarian, or classic design.
THE KOIO ORIGINAL
The Primo, a subtly retro, incredibly luxe high-top, marks Koio’s debut design. From there, the brand’s obsession with detail over logo, and timelessness over trend only expanded; it was just a matter of time before our leg-slimming mid-top cut, The Verse, entered the scene.
LOW-TOPS FOR EVERY MOOD
From minimalist and monochrome to chunky and retro, our largest category is bound by extreme comfort, quality, and versatility for whatever your style pursuit.
BOOTS GONE FUNCTIONAL
Performance is now an optical illusion. Our Chelsea boots are steeped in high design, and backed by high-function details like weather-resistant bodies and snow-gripping soles.
NECESSARY EXTRAS
The right tools make it easy to maintain your shoes’ day-one form.
Spring/Summer 21 — Women's
Refined neutrals with a bang of color. Step into spring with a fresh take, you deserve it.
Fall/Winter 20
Casual and cool, each colorway tells a different story. Go classic, with the monochromatic Capri Slate Grey, Midnight, and Sahara. Go bold, with the bright color accents of the Capri White/Turquoise and White/Yellow. Either way, there’s something for you.
Aerobics
Great things happen when cultures come together. We combined the finest Italian craftsmanship with the sporty design of an aerobics sneaker. On Thursday, September 9, 1992, we are launching our latest silhouette, the Koio Aerobics. Start warming up now so you’re ready to jump right in and get your pair! For more information, call 1-877-KOIO-ABX
Metro
We’re going 80s this summer. The Metro is a classic silhouette with a Koio spin. Outfitted with full-grain leather, featuring Strobel construction for a more cushioned walk.
NEW ARRIVALS = NEW CLASSICS
Every detail of every design we craft contains the highest level of intent. We are always growing and evolving, and are incredibly proud of our freshest creations.
Shop All Women's Styles
Our women’s sneakers seek to highlight details over the logo, emphasizing the unique individual. It’s the sneaker that lets you do you. Bound by extreme comfort, quality, and versatility, you’ll find that our women’s leather sneakers are perfect for every style pursuit.
Chelsea
A handsome wardrobe requires one pair that dresses up a look with complete nonchalance, even in rain/snow/sleet. We’ve engineered our boots for top design and performance—with minimal weight.
Primo
Break through its “can’t touch this” vibe, feel the feels, and understand. How every high-top should be.
Capri
Our Italian sneaker is a minimalist low-top style with cult status. It elevates all notions of where a sneaker can be worn.
Shop Koio Vintage
We're excited to announce the launch of a new-(ish) collection, Koio Vintage. This collection is made up of lightly worn or slightly-less-than-perfect Koios.
Retro Runner
Artfully designed, sustainably crafted. The Retro Runner is a vintage-inspired silhouette modernized with cutting-edge materials—think responsibly tanned leathers, recycled meshes and regenerated soles.
Mother's Day Edit
This Mother’s Day, gift mom something she’ll love and wear for years: a pair of Koios. Our Mother’s Day edit is filled with versatile neutral tones and soft shades that she can style with any outfit. Every great mother deserves great sneakers.
Quality over everything
We take made in Italy one step further. Soles, leather, and even our shoe boxes are sourced in the immediate region surrounding our manufacturer in Marche.
Dare. Defy. Challenge Why.
These are a few things we live by at Koio, a company created by two passionate sneakerheads who brought European sensibility and quality to American ambition and attitude.
Stories
Original pieces from Koio and our community.
Explore Our Latest Collabs
In collaboration with YCA and Taisaun Levi, the 2019 Indy winner of the Louder Than A Bomb spoken-word contest. Her poem is digitally printed on a Koio Capri Triple White.
Esquire Magazine:
"Koio makes sneakers in Italy with some of same artisans used by much bigger luxury labels, but somehow manages to keep costs down, producing a truly fine sneaker at an incredible price."
Try Before you Buy
Our Try Before You Buy program makes it easy to try your favorite KOIO items at home risk-free. Only pay for what you keep.
Koio SoHo
199 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10012
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Monday to Sunday, 11am - 6pm
(917) 261-5921
KOIO Venice
1403 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
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Monday to Sunday, 11am - 5pm
(310) 310-8883
Quality over everything
We take made in Italy one step further. Soles, leather, and even our shoe boxes are sourced in the immediate region surrounding our manufacturer in Marche.
Decades of experience
The last is one of the most important ingredients of any shoe. Italians call it “forma” and it gives the shoe its form and shape. Good that we have the best lastmakers in the world on our side.
Made in italy, worn everywhere.
If you want to identify the best sneakers, you need to look very closely at how they’re made. A shoe that carries the label “Made in Italy” could be manufactured in other countries, with only the last step being performed in Italy.
Happy craftsmen, happy Koio
We believe that luxury goods should create value for everyone who’s involved in the manufacturing process. That’s why we chose to work in Italy, a country with high labor standards.