Details
Size & Fit
Sustainability
The Retro Runner is a vintage-inspired silhouette modernized with cutting-edge, sustainable materials. Shown here in our beloved Mocha color, it has vegetable-tanned leather upper that develops a rich patina over time and is set on a Koio ReCycled™ sole that provides comfort and flexibility through every step.
- Handmade in Marche, Italy
- Constructed from vegetable-tanned Italian leather (Cow)
- Lined with LWG Gold-certified Italian leather (Cow)
- Set on a Koio ReCycled™ [68 TPU] outsole and Koio ReCycled™ [30 EVA] midsole
- Tightly stitched for water resistance
- Threaded with waxed cotton laces
- Fitted with a removable OrthoLite® Hybrid insole
- Fits true to size. Take your normal US size.
- Only available in full sizes. Go up to the nearest whole size if you wear a half size.
- Width D - Standard
- Width can be adjusted by tightening/loosening the laces.
- Not sure of your size? Reach out to our team for a recommendation.
LWG Gold-certified leather: This sneaker is lined with leather that’s Gold-certified by the Leather Working Group (LWG), meaning it’s responsibly tanned in a facility that safely and carefully manages emissions, energy and water consumption, and waste.
Recycled materials: This sneaker has a Koio ReCycled™ [68 TPU] outsole, 68% of which is recycled TPU from neighboring factories in Italy. It also has a Koio ReCycled™ [30 EVA] midsole, 30% of which is recycled EVA. It's fitted with an OrthoLite® Hybrid insole made with recycled foam and rubber from previous production processes, too.
Size Guide
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
We use standard US sizing on all styles.
How can we sell a $600 shoe for $265?
We cut out the middlemen.
Our Value
At Koio we’re striving to make the most valuable shoe on the market. For us, value doesn’t come from an outrageous ticket price; it comes from pairing ethics with the highest-quality Italian materials and craftsmanship to create the best shoe we can, and pricing it at a fair margin that allows us to do business sustainably.
Our Quality
Each of our shoes passes through the hands of 42 craftspeople at our manufacturer in Italy, using locally sourced premium leathers, suedes, and recycled materials. We’re creating footwear that’s matched only by the world’s most renown luxury brands in its dedication to quality. How do we know? Because we see their shoes being manufactured next to ours by the same craftspeople.
Don’t get us started on retailers. Italian leather shoes of comparable craftsmanship are sold for twice the price of Koios or more. When a luxury brand sells a shoe to a retailer, the retailer applies a markup of at least 100% to the wholesale price—the price that they are paying the luxury brand—in order to come up with the price that you are seeing in the store. When you buy a pair of $600 leather shoes through retail, at least half your money goes to the store location.
We get around the unnecessarily pricey world of traditional retail by selling the finest Italian leather shoes directly to you.
Here's to getting the best value for your money.
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