Commissioned in Pretoria.
From the bench
Commissioned at the bench.
The Archive — 01
Kings Brogue Derby
From R4,200 · two to three weeks
A bench-built derby with brogued perforation. Cut by hand from full-grain leather, lasted to your foot, welted to be opened and resoled.
See it in the Archive →
A pair lasts thirty years instead of three.
Every pair commissioned. Nothing from stock.
The leather is cut by hand from full-grain hides. The upper is lasted to your size — pulled wet over a wooden form and left to take its shape. The welt is hand-stitched where the upper meets the sole, by needle and waxed thread. Blake or Goodyear-welt — both built to be opened and resoled.
Built once. Resoleable for life.
See the work → the atelier
Pretoria · Since 2015
Africa's full-grain bench.
Pretoria leather. Lasted by hand. Welted at the bench — every pair built where it can be repaired. Same hands, same room, a decade in. Not Northampton. Not Florence.
Resoled, not replaced — care & repair for the life of the leather
Visit the atelier →How to commission
Three ways in.
Path One
From the Archive
Browse the archive. Commission the one that speaks.
Two to three weeks
Browse the Archive →
Path Two
Build your commission
Have something in mind. We'll build it from there.
Two to three weeks
Start on WhatsApp →
Path Three
At the bench
Let's meet first. Style direction or a new last — Full Bespoke. Orthotics, a difficult last, corrective fit — Specialist Fit.
Date confirmed on commission
Begin on WhatsApp →Begin
Every pair, made for one foot.
Browse the Archive→ Or commission your own →
Custom Design, Custom Made.
If there’s a specific style, cut or design you’d like – Send it to us and we’ll make it for you.
- Upload Your Design
- Pay The Invoice
- Wait For Delivery