The Summit Derby Signature

Second Edition · New York

Summit Derby
Signature

You spoke. We listened.
The Summit Derby Black, improved.

Sat 22.08 Early access Wed 26.08 Everyone else

Early access

Four days
before everyone else.

The Signature drops publicly on Wednesday 26 August. Leave your email and you get to order on Saturday 22 August — while every size is still on the shelf.

01Drop your email below. That is the whole entry.
02Saturday 22 August, we send your early access link. Keep an eye on your inbox — the shop stays closed to everyone else.
03Wednesday 26 August, the Signature goes live for everyone. In your size, hopefully.

You are on the list. Watch your inbox on Saturday 22 August — your early access link lands there first.

One email for the drop, then our usual updates. Unsubscribe any time.

Our classic, refined

Same shape.
Rebuilt underneath.

The Summit Derby is the shoe this brand was built on. For the second edition we left the silhouette alone and went after everything you actually touch — the leather, the sole, the hardware, the finishing.

What changed

Every material,
upgraded.

01

Improved materials

Every material, upgraded.

Upper

Full-grain cowhide

Insole

Water-dyed apricot cowhideOrtholite® branded foam

Outsole

Custom-molded premium rubber
02

Built different

Starting from the ground up. Our improved sole delivers better grip, lasting comfort and a quality feel with every step.
03

Defining details

From the refined lace eyelets to the leather finishing, every detail has been reconsidered to bring the Summit Derby Black to the next level.

The water-dyed apricot cowhide insole, over Ortholite® foam.

What stayed

Still a Summit Derby.

We upgraded the materials. But the iconic silhouette and the lace style that defines Paper Straight? That stays exactly where it belongs.

Lacing the Summit Derby Signature, showing the signature lace pattern

Materials

What it is
made of.

No mystery leather, no unnamed foam. This is the full build of the second edition.

Upper: Full-grain cowhide
Insole: Water-dyed apricot cowhideOrtholite® branded foam
Outsole: Custom-molded premium rubber

The Summit Derby Signature with the Manhattan Bridge behind it

The campaign

Shot in
New York.

We took the second edition to the city it was built for and let it do a full day on foot, from one end of the Brooklyn Bridge to the other.

Model wearing the Summit Derby Signature on the Brooklyn Bridge

Lacing up the Summit Derby Signature on the Brooklyn Bridge

Seated on the Brooklyn Bridge in the Summit Derby Signature, Manhattan skyline behind

The Summit Derby Signature on the Brooklyn Bridge walkway, pedestrians in the background

Summit Derby Signature · New York, July 2026

The drop

Two dates.

22.08 Saturday — Early access Your link arrives by email. Full size run, nobody else in the room.
26.08 Wednesday — Public launch The Signature goes live on paperstraight.com for everyone.