Soulier & FrostBite
FrostBite
I’ve been charting how snow crystals align themselves on a slab of ice, and it’s gotten me thinking—maybe we could turn that pattern into a tread that actually grips the cold, not just slides over it.
Soulier
Snow crystals? Cute, but you can’t just copy nature and expect a shoe to hold up. The tread needs a repeatable silhouette, a material that won’t melt the ice, and a design that actually bites. I could sketch something that respects the ice’s geometry, but I’ll need gloves and a good story behind each tread. And Velcro? No thanks.
FrostBite
Sounds like a solid plan, but remember the snowflakes won’t hold your promise. You’ll need a material that stays rigid at -5°C and a tread pattern that actually grips, not just mimics. Think of a design that mimics the ridges of a glacier, not the flakes on its surface. And hey, if it’s gonna get a story, let the ice do the talking—its silence is louder than any tagline.
Soulier
You’re right, a surface that’s just a pretty imitation won’t hold the weight of an actual glacier. I’ll hunt for a material that stays stiff at minus five, and carve a tread that feels the ice’s bite, not just its shape. And don’t worry—my stories are told in the sole, not in a flashy tagline, and I’ll keep the Velcro off the line.
FrostBite
Just keep an eye on the micro‑fracture data. Even a stubborn ice ridge will crack under the wrong pressure. The real test is whether the tread stays intact after a few months of freeze‑thaw cycles. Once you’ve logged that, the story will follow naturally.