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Rather splendid black trainers that rather feel like you've made rather a good decision the moment you slip them on. The Athena is a beautifully crafted classic sneaker that looks far better than it has any right to.
Why Choose Our Athena Trainers
Premium Calf Leather: Buttery soft leather upper that feels rather marvellous against your foot. None of that synthetic business.
Cushioned Leather Insole: A properly handsome insole with generous cushioning that makes you wonder why all trainers aren't made like this. Comfort that lasts the whole day, not just the first hour.
Distinctive Design Details: A gorgeous pony hair patch that lifts the shoe from the utterly ordinary. Gold eyelets that catch the light in that subtle, rather fetching way. Fine stitching throughout that suggests someone actually cared.
Product Details
Upper: Premium calf leather with pony hair accent panel
Sole: Durable rubber sole designed for genuine everyday wear
Insole: Top specification leather with cushioning
Colour: Black
Style: Classic low top trainer
These are rather the showstopper for anyone who appreciates quality footwear without the faffing about. The sort of trainer that makes you feel slightly better about yourself, which is surely rather the point of getting dressed in the morning.
SHIPPING + RETURNS
THE RATHER IMPORTANT BITS
This rather lovely piece ships directly from our brand partner - we work with independent brands who are absolutely brilliant and work frightfully hard to create beautiful things.
SHIPPING DESTINATIONS
Now, here's the thing - our wonderful brand partners ship to lots of different places, but not all of them can ship worldwide.
Some are brilliant at international shipping, others prefer to keep things closer to home.
At checkout, you'll see exactly where this particular brand can send your goodies.
We're terribly sorry, but shipping costs do vary rather wildly depending on where you are in the world. The exact figures pop up at checkout - no nasty surprises!
RETURNS
You have 14 days to return items.
Now, we absolutely adore our brand partners - they work incredibly hard and we do try to support them as much as we possibly can. So I'm rather afraid we have to pass the return postage costs back to you. Frightfully sorry about that!
🌍 PLEASE CHOOSE THOUGHTFULLY:
Our wonderful partners put their hearts into everything they make.
Ordering multiple sizes to try at home is rather hard on our planet and makes things jolly difficult for these brilliant independent creators.
When in doubt, do ask us first!
PAYMENT
We're frightfully modern and accept all the usual suspects:
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Shop Pay
SECURE AS HOUSES
Everything's properly encrypted and secure - your details are safer than the Crown Jewels!
All prices in lovely British pounds £ GBP, though international chaps will see converted prices.
Any payment pickle? We're here to help sort things out! Contact us
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