Hereโs something to add to your sneaker knowledge. The first explorers of the โNew Worldโ report that the Amazonians would dip their feet in a sap like extract (latex) from the Hevea Brasiliensis (The Para rubber tree) over fire creating the first โtennis shoesโ. Latex is the primary source of natural rubber and this process (which is reported to have begun 3600 years ago among the Olmec people of Mesoamerica) was the inspiration for Iguaneyeโs minimalist shoes. For more info check out the video below and then head on over to Kickstarter.
