An Old-School Tailoring Pattern Is Taking Over Sneakers

But the sneakerverse still wasn’t finished—a nicher brand wanted to get in on the action too. A day later, Merrell’s Moab 2 Slide popped up with a black, brown, and cream houndstooth upper made of Harris Tweed. Yes, it’s technically a mule (what isn’t these days?), but it has a chunky Vibram sole, it’s based on one of the company’s best-known hiking shoes, and it looks like a slipper built for crossing a small mountain. We’ll allow it. Three shoes in three days is no longer a…