Best of British

Best of British

The Golden Boot Men’s range is proud to include several stylish shoes which have been made in Britain.

In this blog article we have hand picked our English made favourites.

Woody is made by Barker in their Northamptonshire factory, at the heart of England’s shoe manufacturing area.The contemporary Derby brogue has a unique punched hole swirl detail in the calf leather upper. Made on Barkers shoes 443 shape it has a leather sole and a two eyelet lace for simplicity.

Barker were established in 1880, the brand started as a cottage industry by Arthur Barker but due to the sheer popularity of their shoes the business quickly grew and now their high quality shoes are sold worldwide.

The brand focuses on premium quality footwear, they use only the best leathers and their craftsman hand sew the uppers onto the last by hand. Barkers value traditional hand crafted techniques saying that they cannot be matched by machine, giving you a high quality finished product, and a fine example of British craftsmanship.

Loake Soverign is made on the 1369 last, it is a timeless Derby brogue with a durable rubber danite sole. The Goodyear welted shoe is a Classic English made brogue.

Loake is a family owned business very like our own. It has been trading from the same location in Kettering, Northampton for over 130 years and is now run by the 5th generation of the Loake family.

Awarded the Royal Warrant of Appointment to HM the Queen in 2007, Loake continue to use the finest materials and uphold their traditional craft techniques to make handsome shoes for gentlemen.  Each pair takes 8 weeks to make in Britain and so you can be sure that your purchase is of the highest quality.

Jeffery West O’ Toole is from the brand’s Goodyear Welted range made in England. This pointed Derby shoe is effortlessly stylish, perfect for the modern gentleman who values high quality British made shoes.

Jeffery West was “born and bred in Northampton”, they re-work traditional footwear designs and use hand crafted techniques to produce contemporary and eccentric pieces. Jeffery West focus on thoroughly British style giving meticulously crafted footwear a rebellious and modern edge.

 

 

 

 



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