EVERY PAIR OF 1812 SHOES BEGINS NOT IN A FACTORY, BUT IN A WORKSHOP. HERE IN ENGLAND, THE HISTORIC HOME OF BRITISH SHOEMAKING, OUR SHOES ARE HANDMADE USING TIME-HONOURED TECHNIQUES. AT 1812, CRAFTSMANSHIP IS NOT A CLAIM. IT IS A PROCESS, A MINDSET AND A COMMITMENT TO DETAIL THAT DEFINES EVERY STITCH, CUT AND FINISH.
WE USE ONLY FULL GRAIN LEATHER AND CAREFULLY SELECTED SUEDES, EACH SOURCED FOR QUALITY AND CHARACTER. EVERY HIDE IS INSPECTED BY EYE — CHOSEN NOT FOR PERFECTION BUT FOR RICHNESS AND TACTILITY. OUR MATERIALS ARE CHOSEN TO IMPROVE WITH AGE, FORMING A UNIQUE PATINA OVER TIME THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE WEARER. THE MAKING PROCESS IS METICULOUS: UPPERS ARE HAND CUT AND SEWN, EACH PAIR IS STRETCHED OVER AN ENGLISH LAST TO CREATE THE SILHOUETTE, AND THE SOLE IS ATTACHED WITH CARE. THE FINAL TOUCH IS HAND FINISHING — EDGES WAXED, UPPERS POLISHED, EACH PAIR INSPECTED BY EYE.
MASS PRODUCTION IS FAST. CRAFTSMANSHIP IS DELIBERATE. OUR WORKSHOPS REJECT SHORTCUTS. WE FAVOUR PATIENCE, SKILL AND THE STEADY HANDS OF SHOEMAKERS WHO UNDERSTAND THAT QUALITY CANNOT BE RUSHED. THE RESULT IS FOOTWEAR THAT FEELS REFINED, WEARS IN — NOT OUT — AND STANDS THE TEST OF TIME. MADE IN ENGLAND. MADE TO LAST.
