Fit: true to size
Photographs terribly and looks incredible in person, which I assume was the point.
/ / Engineering
Blackout is a study in removing visual information. Every component is dyed to the same 4% reflectance, including the stitching, the lace tips and the sockliner, so the shoe reads as a single volume in daylight. The only break is the translucent outsole, which is an unpigmented rubber — pigment is what normally makes rubber opaque, and leaving it out costs about 8% abrasion resistance. We accepted that because it lets you see the plate through the sole. Assembly is cement construction with a 360° bite line to keep the join invisible.
/ / Specification
- Midsole
- Compression-moulded EVA, 55C
- Outsole
- Unpigmented translucent rubber
- Upper
- Tumbled leather + ripstop
- Construction
- Cement, 360° bite line
- Edition
- 400 pairs, numbered
- Reflectance
- 4% across all components
- Mass / stack / drop
- 296g · 32mm · 8mm
DROP 014 · trainer · unisex
VR-02 Blackout
2 reviews47 pairs across all sizes
A tonal all-black trainer with a gum-free translucent outsole. 400 pairs, each numbered inside the tongue.
$285
LTD /400Only 2 pairs left — US 7.5
Free shipping over $200. 30-day returns on unworn pairs. Limited runs are never restocked.
/ / Field reports
Reviews
5.0
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- Fit: true to size
Got #114. The translucent sole yellowed slightly after a month outdoors — expected with no pigment, still worth it.
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