Buying Guide

Elevator Shoes for the Coming-of-Age Ceremony (Seijinshiki) | How to Choose for a Suit or Hakama, Plus Photo Tips

For a Coming-of-Age Ceremony (Seijinshiki) suit, black cowhide leather elevator dress shoes or loafers are the right call. Built around the ◎-rated Cowhide Elevator Business Shoes no20 and Cowhide Elevator Loafers no21 (8 cm lift) and the Japan-made no29 (5 cm lift), this guide covers lifts your classmates won't notice, photo tips, how hakama wearers can use them, and when to order given the 7-day size-exchange window.