TST Footwear is a really cool shoe label inspired by both tradition and technology. It is designed by Seishi Tanaka; TST is his personal project, a love child where he combines his amazing technical knowledge of shoemaking with shoes made only from the richest of materials to design a shoe of pure comfort with a hand-finished touch.
Seishi Tanaka always designs his shoes on paper. He draws the line of the shoes by hand until it becomes the shape and design of a particular style. He has long term experience shoemaking, and I would love to slip my feet into a pair of these bad boys.
Handcrafted Footwear
TST Collection By Seishi Tanaka Inspired by Tech and Tradition
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