Recent years have seen a raft of air pockets, gels, pumps and other miscellany being rammed into our athletic shoes. They now compete with the toothbrush for having the most comedically unnecessary innovations tacked meaninglessly on or into them.
Which is why we return to classics like the Dunlop Volley. The triumph of modernism. Form following function and all that. Just enough tool for the job, no more. But, like a jam jar used as a drinking glass, the Volley has many more uses than you might first suspect. These things are not just for winning Australian Opens, folks. Hiking? Roofing? Just putting together a raffish, Ivy League-inspired I'm-just-off-to-go-yachting-with-the-Kennedys ensemble? These things are your guys.
Knowing this, Dunlop have taken three iterations of the classic Volleys and pared them back to their original specifications. The 1959 Volley O.C. (which, apparently, stands for 'orthopedically correct'), the 1965 Volley S.S. and the beloved Volley International, launched in 1975.
So, in the spirit of realising when to leave well enough alone we have a pair of black/grey men's Internationals and a pair of white/light grey women's Internationals to give away. To enter, just answer the following question.
This week's question:
I sometimes use my shoes for
a) a light, in-between meals snack
b) emotionally blackmailing my partner or spouse
c) exploring the farthest reaches of the universe
d) running
Send your answer, name, size, preferred style and mailing address to
brisbane.win@rightanglestudio.com.au. Winners will be notified by email. Subscriber only entry! Not a subscriber? It's free you jam jars. So sign up!
