Shoe Constructions

GOODYEAR WELTED

A high quality shoemaking process that originated over 150 years ago, that involves stitching the welt to the upper and inner then to the sole ensuring a long lasting shoe.
The quality of our Goodyear welted range lies in the natural materials we use for each style as much as it does in the craftsmanship of each design.

BOLOGNA

A construction dating from the turn of the last century, it is also known as Sacchetto, meaning 'little bag'. The upper is built like a glove with a stitched sock made of soft leather rather than a traditional insole. This is particularly testing for the pattern makers, as it has no allowances. The result is a formal shoe with the comfort properties of the softest slipper.

MOCCASSIN

Rather than stretching the upper down over the last, the peather is wrapped underneath and pulled upwards. Excess leather around the apron is trimmed away, before a plug is stitched in place by hand; the upper is then Blake stitched as normal to the sole.