Exclusive: We Are Underdogs’ Next Shoe, METAMORPH, Was Designed by Daniel Gonçalves
We Are Underdogs is a creative platform that is producing the concept sneakers of PENSOLE students in an effort to inject irreverence, exclusivity, and quality into today’s sneaker market. The next shoe releasing is Daniel Gonçalves’ METAMORPH.
The METAMORPH was first unveiled for the 2018 PENSOLE World Sneaker Championship as a concept sketch and while it made it up to the top 16 designs it was not picked as a winner. However, thanks to We Are Underdogs, sneaker enthusiasts will be able to purchase a production version of this stunning and unique design in a very limited run — just 99 pairs worldwide.
Handcrafted by shoemakers in Portugal, the METAMORPH is designed to resemble a prototype under construction. The low cut sneaker flaunts overlaid patterns, stitches, and asymmetrical details while curved lines offer movement to the silhouette.
Constructed from soft split suede, nappa calf leather, and polyester mesh, the METAMORPH features round laces and hexagonal pattern mesh for a modern-meets-old school look. The shoe rides atop a chunky rubber outsole.
A Portuguese product and footwear designer, Daniel Gonçalves won the Best Footwear Collection per Country Award and the Best Overall Collection Award in the 2017 Porto.ModaPortugal competition. Gonçalves attended the Product Design at Escola Superior de Artes e Design of Matosinhos in Portugal and honed his skills in the Footwear Design course at Lisbon School of Design.
The Daniel Gonçalves METAMORPH will be available for purchase on WeAreUnderdogs.com on October 11 for $199.
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Source: We Are Underdogs
