Fit: true to size
The heel actually holds. I have spent years lacing around a gap that is not there in this shoe.
/ / Engineering
Grading a men's last down produces a shoe that is the right length and wrong everywhere else — the heel is too wide, the instep too high, and the collar sits on the ankle bone. Halfstep W is cut on its own last with the heel 4mm narrower at the widest point and the collar dropped 6mm. The midsole is foamed to a 45 Asker C rather than 48, a 6% reduction chosen because average loading rates across our wear-test panel were about 8% lower and a foam tuned for a heavier runner simply does not compress enough to work. Everything else — plate, outsole, knit — is identical to the unisex shoe.
/ / Specification
- Last
- Women's specific, 4mm narrower heel
- Midsole
- Supercritical PEBA, 45 Asker C
- Collar
- 6mm lower than the unisex last
- Upper
- Single-piece zoned engineered knit
- Outsole
- In-house tooled rubber, 2.5mm
- Lacing
- Flat 115cm, 6 eyelet
- Mass / stack / drop
- 198g · 36mm · 6mm
DROP 014 · trainer · womens
VR-14 Halfstep W
2 reviews213 pairs across all sizes
A women's-last trainer on a 6% softer midsole, with a narrower heel and a lower collar. Not a recoloured men's shoe.
$230
6 pairs in stock — ships in 48h
Free shipping over $200. 30-day returns on unworn pairs.
/ / Field reports
Reviews
5.0
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- Fit: true to size
Softer underfoot than the unisex pair I tried alongside it, which is exactly what the page claims.
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