ISAMU KATAYAMA BACKLASH BACKLASH double shoulder engineer boots, featuring a full grain deep dark brown object dyed japanese steer leather boasting it’s incredible grain. These boots have incredible hardware and construction with its paneling specifically accentuated with white contrast stitching. Backlash is a renowned Japanese avant-garde label founded by designer Isamu Katayama in 1999. Famous for its uncompromising approach to leatherwork, the brand is celebrated for unconventional distressing, garment-dyeing, and handcrafted silhouettes. Katayama prioritizes artisanal construction and original materials over mass production. Born in 1960’s Hiroshima, Isamu developed an early fascination with leather while riding motorcycles across Japan. Katayama moved to Tokyo in 1983 to work for a bag manufacturer, learning the intricacies of tanning and hide manipulation. In 1999, he launched the company BACKLASH. #EngineerBoots #MiharaYsuhiro #Backlash #LGB #IfSixWasNine