Some images of this pair are digitally prepared from photographs of our own pair.
Diamond-saddle dress loafer
Worked to your foot Three builds Ready in 2–4 weeks
R4,200
Our Dress loafer with a crossed-stitch diamond on the saddle and box stitching where the saddle meets the vamp.
Commission total R4,200
Delivery included in South Africa.
Nothing is cut until your fit is confirmed. Until then, a full refund.
What this pair is made of
Three builds, one price, all sewn by hand
Lasted by hand on a last worked to your foot, in full-grain cow leather. Choose a build above and it is marked here. The dashed line is the hand stitch.
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Blake-stitched
Sewn by hand from inside the shoe, already closed on the last.
A hand-sewn Blake is normally considered impossible. At this bench, every stitch of it is sewn by hand.
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Hand-welted
The welt is sewn by hand to a holdfast carved from the insole.
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Storm welt
A raised welt is sewn by hand tight against the upper, closing the seam.
Specification
The pair, and the commission
The pair
- Category
- Everyday
- Leather
- Nine full-grain cow leathers
- Hides
- Full-grain hides from local and imported tanneries.
- Sole edge
- Natural, black or oak-bark
- Sole
- Leather, or with a rubber lug layer, a thin rubber layer or a rubber heel top-piece
- Last
- Worked to your foot; lasted by hand
- Your mark
- Initials heat-stamped, free
The commission
- Price
- R4,200
- Ready
- 2–4 weeks
- Delivery
- Included in South Africa, or collected in Menlo Park
