What happens when a time-tested, old school performance shoe company crosses paths with two new gen, style-curious writers with open minds and sore feet? You get the Swagtooth Lo Purple Earth, a seriously technical shoe masquerading as a pair of goofy, Whole Earth-y dad kicks.

But they aren't just. These are all-gender, waterproof shoes that can withstand 20,000 steps a day in real comfort. Waterproof but breathable, for trails or streets, the Swagtooth is modeled off Obōz's time-tested Sawtooth II Low, and utilizes their proprietary B-DRY waterproof/breathable membrane insole that molds to each individual pair. The only directive for these shoes are that they be worn equally with ripstop hiking pants as they are with lacy bell bottoms.