Handcrafted, made with solar energy, and naturally tanned.

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By contributor, Arden Andrews.

The whole point of high tops is to break them in. To let them form to your lifestyle as you stomp around looking effortless. To actually wear them, maybe even every day, without treating them like a pair of maribou heels that only come out on special occasions.

High tops are not fast fashion – they are slow style, they are investments in the long game of your core wardrobe essentials.

This is the logic behind the first-ever pair of We The Free Saturday Sneakers: Inside of a local Spanish factory run by solar energy, they’re handcrafted with buttery soft lamb leather (LWG certified, of course) that’s been vegetable tanned and completely original thanks to gentle variations in each pair.

Every little detail feels bespoke, like the subtle, tiny silver studs, the right-where-you-need-it leather pull loop on the back, the padded insole for a cushy ride, the handmade EVA and crepe soles. Even the laces are polished with metal tips and long enough to wrap around your ankle a couple of times if you feel like styling them up a little. And you will, because there’s so much room to roam around how they can work into what you already have (and what you want to see next).

With a stripey oversized pullover and micro swim shorts, they’re the right balance for a chill summer barbecue. A little black linen strapless minidress brings them into cool girl territory once you add a sheer daisy sock, sure. Or loosen the laces a bit to live your wide-leg short jort fantasy with a sleek metallic tube top and take it straight to the club. That’s another thing about these high tops, after all. You can dance all night — or walk all day — and every step is only going to make them better, softer, cooler.

Finally, a reason to stop overthinking and rewear, rewear, rewear.