Maker/Model: John Lobb - Ashley Loafer
Size: 10US (9E UK)
Leather: Brown (Havana)
Sole: Leather
Price: $550 USD
Location: Utah/USA
Wears/Condition: Very Good Condition
Images: https://imgur.com/a/5W2a55e
Notes: Picked these up late last year, site unseen. Too narrow for my feet. Spoke with a person that knows the brand well, and they think these are ready-to-wear likely from 1995-2000. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
SOLD
Album: https://imgur.com/a/EfRZbgM
Background:
Long time lurker first time poster here. I have been interested in some better-quality leather boots for quite a while now. Being a soccer player my whole life I have always been wearing kangaroo leather cleats. I said to myself why not get a pair of Kangaroo leather dress boot? Plus, I’m living in Australia that shouldn’t be too hard! Well I later found out it is actually not that common for using K-leather to make dress boot. RM Williams does do their Craftsman in K-leather, but I personally prefer laced up boots rather than Chelsea boots. During my Internet search I came across this Melbourne based small leather workshop WOOTTEN (https://wootten.com.au/). They make a wide variety of custom leather goods. Everything there is MTO and has a wide range of custom options, which includes a few different choices of leather (Kangaroo included!). What got me extra exciting was they offer to make their footwears in different sizes for your left and right foot! I have been suffering because my right foot is exactly half an AU size bigger than my right foot. For sneakers that is normally not an issue, but for shoes/boots that can lead to some awkward and painful problems.
Ordering:
So I decided to order through their webstore, choose my leather, colour, last, outsole and size, paid with Paypal, almost too easy! 2 minutes later I decided to send them an email with some question about insole (I should probably do this before I order haha). I have flat feet and wear orthotics insole, so I want to ask whether they can leave their original insole out so that I can fit in my orthotics easier. I got a reply saying yes they could do a removable insole without stitching it down, which will give me more options in terms of general comfort and fit. And we exchanged a few follow-up emails discussing about the sizing, colour, and outsole style/material and off to production!
Details:
Brand: Wootten
Style: Gordon Dress
Leather: Kangaroo
Colour: Havana dark brown
Construction: Blake Rapid
Last: Cambridge (almond toe)
Outsole: 5mm Topy rubber
Sizing: Left AU 8.5, Right AU 9
-No speed hook
Price: AU$945 ($30 for the removable insole and $30 for shipping), with today’s exchange rate, that’s $600 USD
Built Quality/Leather
I couldn’t be happier about it. That’s everything you would expect from a small batch made to order handmade workshop. This pair of
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This is one of my Havanas. So few left in the US but a wonderful breed to be sure.
