A Rare Oakley Sneaker, Laced & Warped (EXCLUSIVE)
Oakley has quietly had some of the most genius sneakers in the game, and not even just recently. All the way back in the early 2000s, Oakley was turning out some top-tier footwear designs years ahead of their time.
The Oakley Factory Team Flesh Warp shoe is perfect proof.
Based on a rare Oakley Flesh sneaker originally released decades ago, the Oakley Factory Team Flesh Warp is a beefy all-purpose shoe fitted with Oakley's recognizably utilitarian sole unit and the quietly elegant materials inherent to the Oakley Factory Team project.
Every Oakley Factory Team Flesh sneaker is study in a textile juxtaposition. Here, you see soft leather and a technical socklike upper utilized to create a silhouette equally inspired by indoor football shoes — notice the asymmetric lacing that gives the "Warp" shoe its name — and archival Oakley design. Consider the visible stitching of the timeless Oakley "bottle cap" slip-on.
Two classically quiet colorways, "Vaporous Gray" and no-nonsense black, epitomize the nature of the shoes: Easy to wear, easy to pair with just about anything.
Crucially, though, the Oakley Factory Team Flesh Warp is one of the rare laced Oakley Factory Team sneakers, though it's hardly the only one. Both the Chop Saw and recently released Ibex have lace structures in place, which is mildly less common among Oakley's ample supply of slip-on and laceless shoes.
But like the recent round of new-school Oakley sunglasses, the Oakley sneakers are a function as fashion proposition, balancing the needs of the wearer with the benefit of a tough shoe designed for all walks of life.
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