The Mephisto Rush was created on a full fitting last to ensure exceptional heel, arch and foot support. By designing around the entire foot in this manner, the result is a shoe that restores natural balance and provides greatly increased stability. Balance and stability are important for more than just healthy feet. They profoundly impact on various other joints of the human anatomy such as the ankles, knees, hips and spine. Sixty tons of accumulative pressure bear down on each foot for every mile that you walk every day and disperses through the other joints. A good walking shoe such as the Mephisto Rush can be a highly effective vanguard against an array of joint, tendon and muscle complaints.
The shock absorbing ability of the Mephisto Rush has two objectives. Ensuring comfort and ease when walking is a part of the Mephisto design philosophy. In its engineering, the Rush also strives to ensure that it is anatomically correct. The virgin latex foam mid-soles is a hidden component of the Mephisto Rush. It is sandwiched between the sole and the upper and in many ways it is the engine room of the shoe and undoubtedly one of its most important components. In this great shoe, it offers excellent lateral support, whilst pampering both the heel and the forefoot. To add to this, the Mephisto designers have also added a removable felt insole to reduce friction on the foot. It is easy to remove and clean.
Each foot can shed up to a cup of moisture during an average day. The discomfort associated with moist and perspiring feet has been effectively minimised in the design of the Mephisto Rush by incorporating the Air Jet system. Fresh air is channelled through the entire shoe, from heel to toe, with every step. Condensation reduces to a minimum and comfort increases accordingly. And, of course, foot health is infinitely better.
The best in full-grain leather uppers are not only used for their aesthetic appeal. Leather is used in the Mephisto Rush to enhance comfort and provide a degree of air-conditioning. Leather, being a natural material, is breathable and assists the ability of the Air Jet system to keep the foot fresh and cool, no matter what the walking conditions. As far as its beauty is concerned, full-grain leather arguably remains one of the most appealing materials to fashion footwear from. With all the original markings and pores on the hide retained in the final product, each pair of shoes is an individual statement, wrapped in the superlative design that has become synonymous with Mephisto. The Mephisto Rush is presented in a Black Grain, Tan Grain, Black Nubuck, Birch Nubuck and White Calf.
Author: Marvin Harrison