Some of the most famous names in footwear including Melody Ehsani, Jeff Staple, Jeffrey Henderson and more have banded together with pioneering creatives like Katie Longmyer and WeWork's cofounder Miguel McKelvey to form Proto Collective, an organization dedicated to the design, production and culture surrounding the future of footwear. Formed back in 2020, Proto debuted a low-top…
Proto Collective has recently introduced its IRIS-D sneaker in an Inverse Opal colorway, featuring a black and white knit upper made from KX Lab’s sustainable yarn.
During its weekend-long collab with Sunset Beach Hotel, we caught up with sustainable lifestyle brand Proto Collective ahead of the Iris-D sneaker launch.