About Horween Shell Cordovan SMUGS

A sneaker built like a boot.

The Rose Anvil x Goral SMUGS (Sneakers Made Using Good S***) combine all the best attributes of a boot and a sneaker. Built with Horween Shell Cordovan that mold to your foot like an old baseball mitt, breath, resist stink, and beautifully patina, the first day you wear them is the worst they’ll ever look. 

Inside, your foot is wrapped in 360° leather from the unlined upper, to the leather-topped insert, to the veg-tan lasting board.

Their true blake stitch construction means any cobbler can resole them again and again, or just you could just mail them back to Goral and through their Rebuild + service, they’ll pull the old cupsole off and put a new one back on. 

Handmade in England, SMUGS are the most durable sneakers you’ll ever own and they only get better with age.

 

Media

SMUGS Horween Cut-in-Half Video

 

SMUGS Horween Unboxing

 

SMUGS Horween Sizing Guide

 

SMUGS Vs Koio Capri Video

Top 5 Sneakers Made Like Boots

SMUGS Dissection 

 

Collab Info

SMUGS Unboxing: 4/12/2024
SMUGS Launch: 4/25/2024

Horween Shell Cordovan SMUGS Launch: 9/23/2025

 

Specs

Brand	Rose Anvil X Goral
Styles	SMUGS Horween Shell Cordovan
Prices	$1330* *Prices may vary slightly based on current conversion rates
Colorways	Bourbon No. 8 Reverse Shell Black Black
Made in	Sheffield, England
Height	High Top
Weight	~1lb 4oz
Construction	Resoleable Blake Stitch
Leather	Horween Shell Cordovan 1.8-2mm
Last	G1 Standard & Wide
Outsole	Sustainable Lactae Hevea
Insole	Leather
Insert	Leather Topped Eva Foam
Lining	Full Grain Veg Tan Calf Leather 1.2-1.4mm
Hardware	SMUGS Horween Shell Cordovan: Brass
Toe	Structured
Counter	Leather Board
Filler	German Wool
Laces	100% Waxed Coton