Mestari Slip-On EG (Tobacco)

Engineered Garments was founded by Daiki Suzuki in New

York in 1999, after taking inspiration from his years buying for

the Nepenthes stores in their early stages, and combining it

with his own vision. As a brand, our aim is to make garments

that become more personal through the experiences you

have with them. We value unique garment construction with

attention to detail, with meaning and hidden qualities behind

each design. We venture into conflicting themes, straying

from “perfect design”. We are not designed but engineered.

KARHU, meaning “bear” in Finnish, is a leading running

brand, and has provided technical running and outdoor gear

for 100 years. With an authentic heritage in athletics and a

deep connection to the outdoors, KARHU follows the Finnish

principles of design simplicity and running purity. KARHU shoes

have been worn on the feet of the greatest Finnish runners,

including Paavo Nurmi and five Boston Marathon champions.

During the 1960s and 70s, KARHU pioneered a number of new synthetic

materials and technologies in their running shoes including

nylon and air cushioning. The development of Air Cushion

began in the early 70s and was officially launched in 1977

with a shoe called the Champion (now Mestari). This was thegu.

first shoe to feature such technology which made KARHU

the first sport brand with a patent on an air cushion sole.

The Mestari was worn during international competition by top

Finnish runners such as Olavi Suomalainen and became a bestseller

for KARHU selling over 1,000,000 units worldwide at that time.

Together with Engineered Garments, KARHU would like to

reintroduce you to the Mestari, our best-selling model of all time

and the world’s first running shoe with Air Cushion technology.

The shoe features a unique, slip-on design with a secure cover

and hook and loop closure system, which is inspired by another

80s KARHU cross-country skiing mode