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PHALANX

Sand Suede

Regular price 1.295 DKK
Regular price Sale price 1.295 DKK
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Color: Sand Suede
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The debut model PHALANX is our take on a minimalist and timeless sneaker, but with the elements of a barefoot shoe, including a wide toe box, a zero 'heel to toe' drop, and a thin and flexible outsole. Designed to be unisex.

The sneaker is handcrafted using the finest materials, with the soft upper stitched to a special designed outsole.

+ Handmade in Portugal
Suedes and leathers from Italy
+ Micro fiber heel lining
+ Waxed cotton laces 
+ 4 mm thick outsole and a total 8 mm stack height
+ Comes with an additional pair of insoles and laces
+ Delivered with a JOA Tote Bag

Care Instructions

We recommend that you use a ‘protective spray’ on our shoes. Using a horse hair brush to remove any dirt will keep your shoes clean for everyday use, however, stubborn stains may need treatment with a 'suede shampoo' or a 'leather shampoo'.

Shipping & Returns

We offer free worldwide shipping and free exchanges in EU. You may return your shoes within 30 days of receiving them.

For customers outside the European Union, prices are shown excluding VAT. Orders may incur VAT, import duties, or taxes upon arrival, which must be paid by the customer.

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Customer Reviews

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Luís G.
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Love the suede and the quality is fantastic

This is my second pair of JOAs and I really like it. The green suede works wonderfully with the gum sole and the natural leather lining. They are comfortable, wide and the best looking barefoot sneakers in the market right now, in my opinion. Let's see how long they last!

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Scot
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White Leather Sneaker

The white leather version is my second pair of Joa sneakers, after the blue suede model. I am finding these to be the only shoes I wear anymore, from casual wear to suiting. These have everything you could want in a shoe. I will absolutely be ordering more colors.

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Chris A.
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High quality construction, great design.

These are the sneakers I was waiting for... high quality, wide toebox without looking weird... I really want to see more solid colours in the monochrome range, and some pairs in smooth leather options (again in the monochrome range), like classic brown and black.
Well though and well done!

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Mira
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Simply excellent!

Amazing shoes! I need them in every color!

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Luís G.
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Good comfortable shoes for the price

The size 44 (28.9cm long and 10.2cm wide) are very comfortable for my feet (27cm long and 10.5cm wide), which also have a low instep. The leather is good quality, chrome-tanned and on the thinner side, but with a small coating on top and creases very attractively. Love the tote bag, extra laces and the insoles. The lining is also a good quality leather and keeps my feet dry throughout the day, which other brands fail at doing. They look much sleeker than other barefoot sneakers, which I love. They have a strobel stitched construction, and the outsole is sidewall stitched, which means they will never gap and is an amazing detail to have. The only thing I'd like to change is the thickness of the sole: 4mm seems very thin and I'm worried about its durability. I'd prefer a thicker sole, as I'm more into barefoot shoes because of the wide anatomical last and zero drop than because of the ground feel. If JOA offers a resole service I'd be very happy to resole these in the future. I've written a more in-depth review on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/goodyearwelt/comments/1j6qbkk/joa_barefoot_phalanx_review/), with photos.

In summary, I'd buy these again and I'm going to buy the sage green suede when I have the funds!