Stolford Navy

Made in India

Situated on the Bay of Bengal in Eastern India and renowned for its exacting ecological and ethical standards, this family-run business expertly combines British construction and Italian technique with their own effortless style. The Goodyear welt, this factory's signature construction, was invented in Britain over 150 years ago by Charles Goodyear Jr. It involves the addition of a leather strip (the welt) along the perimeter of the shoe, making shoes with this construction more waterproof, easily repairable and therefore, highly practical. Despite being extremely proficient to this end, the shoes produced at this factory are far more than just practical. Using skilled techniques such as Tamponato, which they learned first-hand from Italian artisans, as well as highly intricate broguing, the family produce styles which excel in both durability and design.