EDWARD – The Global Weekender

A shoe as quintessentially English as the pound and 007, EDWARD transcends being merely a classic frame-stitched full brogue with a piece cut, five-hole lacing, and lyre wingtip.

The refined Hungarian manufacture adds a dash of the historical Austro-Hungarian monarchy. This stylish blend is recognized and cherished wherever European cultural heritage thrives. Perfectly suited for a tweed jacket and knickerbockers, as well as cavalry twill, jeans, and polo shirts, appealing to both venerable traditionalists and polished youths.

The EDWARD model is crafted in width G½, corresponding to a standard, medium width.

Weight of the pair in size UK 8.5 / EU 42.5 ~ 1040 g

Oxford

The Oxford is the most formal among classic men's shoes, yet it is immensely versatile. With its closed piece cut and minimal seams, it possesses an especially reserved charm. This makes it the perfect shoe for business occasions where straightforwardness is not seen as a lack of individuality but as an expression of seriousness and confidence.

Moreover, the Oxford can also elegantly complement celebratory attire. Here, it is the footwear of choice for functions requiring a dark suit. Conversely, it lends an extra touch of class to sportier attire like jeans, chinos, and polo shirts.

Legends surround the creation of the Oxford, suggesting that English students at the University of Oxford popularized this model in the mid-19th century. The Plain Oxford, with its smooth, seamless front, displays polite restraint. Only the side seams connect the vamp and quarters, without additional division seams and decorations.

The Oxford Captoe features a seam across the toe area dividing the front part of the shoe. This cap structures the surface and visually shortens the foot.

Brogue

The brogue owes its widespread fame to the distinctive perforation pattern (English: Broguing). In the full brogue, this includes the wingtip with the lyre (perforation ornament) and the narrow perforation strip along the edges of the heel cap and quarters. By design, the brogue features a piece construction (Oxford lacing). Embossed, rather than smooth leather, and a double sole further emphasize the sporty-rustic character of this versatile shoe classic.

Until a hundred years ago, the brogue was a stylish weekend and leisure shoe. Today, it still serves that role but also complements suits and sporty combinations. Only at black-tie events and those that once were, such as the opera, theater, weddings, and funerals, should perforations be executed in homeopathic doses, i.e., as a quarter brogue.

The shoe's history is often explained with a legend: Scots and Irish purportedly drilled holes in their rural footwear as a drainage system, to dry out the shoe and foot after the Sunday walk through the moor and before entering the church. This is unlikely. More plausible is that the frugal Scots walked barefoot, saving shoes for church. Nonetheless, the moor story endures stubbornly.

The full brogue traditionally combines the lyre wingtip with a five-hole lacing. Fashion variations may alter the number of lacing holes. As a rule, the more pronounced the holes and the more textured the surface, the sportier the shoe.

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