The plain Derby shoe looks almost puritanical. Its vamp is not divided, there are no decorative holes, the cap is also plain, and the quarter falls down to the sole in a single, elegantly smooth curve. The classic version is made with 5 holes on the quarter and preferred to a semi-brogue or full-brogue variety by many customers. It is made both of box and rough surface leather, welted or reverse-welted. Given its overall simplicity, the derby shoe’s character is provided by the form of the last, the technology of sewing and the type of leather used.
The London model can be especially comfortable on our specially created, asymmetric “banana” last.