DESIGNER DRAWS 1812 SHOES AT DESK

GLOSSARY OF FOOTWEAR TERMS

THE LANGUAGE OF SHOEMAKING CARRIES WITH IT CENTURIES OF TRADITION, ARTISTRY AND PRECISION. TO UNDERSTAND THE CRAFT IS TO APPRECIATE THE WORDS THAT DEFINE IT.
THIS GLOSSARY IS NOT A DICTIONARY BUT A CURATED REFERENCE.
EACH ENTRY REVEALS A FRAGMENT OF THE ARTISTRY BEHIND 1812. THESE TERMS ARE NOT ABSTRACT. THEY EMBODY THE PROCESSES, CHOICES AND RITUALS THAT TRANSFORM FOOTWEAR INTO MODERN ARTEFACTS.

A - Z

BALMORAL

A REFINED DRESS SHOE DEFINED BY CLOSED LACING BENEATH THE VAMP, REPRESENTING TIMELESS ENGLISH FORMALITY.

 

BLUCHER (DERBY)

AN OPEN-LACED SHOE WITH EYELET TABS STITCHED ATOP THE VAMP, BALANCING ELEGANCE WITH EASE OF WEAR.

 

BROGUE

CHARACTERISED BY DECORATIVE PERFORATIONS AND SERRATED EDGES, ONCE FUNCTIONAL, NOW A HALLMARK OF CONSIDERED STYLE.

 

BRUSHES & CLOTHS

ESSENTIAL COMPANIONS FOR MAINTENANCE, USED TO REMOVE DUST AND RESTORE A POLISHED FINISH.

 

CANVAS

A BREATHABLE AND DURABLE FABRIC OFTEN USED IN TRAINERS, VALUED FOR ITS NATURAL EASE AND VERSATILITY.

 

CANVAS CARE

SPECIALIST TREATMENTS DESIGNED TO PROTECT AND PROLONG CANVAS UPPERS, GUARDING AGAINST WEAR.

 

CAP TOE

AN ADDITIONAL PANEL ACROSS THE TOE, LENDING STRUCTURE AND UNDERSTATED DETAIL TO FORMAL SILHOUETTES.

 

CHUKKA

ANKLE-HIGH BOOTS WITH TWO OR THREE PAIRS OF EYELETS, CRAFTED FOR COMFORT AND EFFORTLESS VERSATILITY.

 

DOUBLE MONK STRAP

A CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC FEATURING TWIN STRAPS AND BUCKLES, CONVEYING CONFIDENT REFINEMENT.

 

FULL-GRAIN LEATHER

THE FINEST GRADE OF LEATHER, PRIZED FOR STRENGTH, BREATHABILITY AND THE PATINA IT DEVELOPS WITH AGE.

 

GOODYEAR WELT

A SIGNATURE OF ENDURING CRAFT, THIS CONSTRUCTION ALLOWS SHOES TO BE RESOLED WHILE PRESERVING STRUCTURE.

 

INSOLE

THE INNER LAYER THAT CUSHIONS THE FOOT AND ENHANCES COMFORT, OFTEN REMOVABLE FOR VERSATILITY.

 

LAST

THE SCULPTED FORM OVER WHICH EACH SHOE IS BUILT, DEFINING FIT, PROPORTION AND CHARACTER.

 

LEATHER CARE / SUEDE & NUBUCK CARE

DEDICATED REGIMES THAT NOURISH, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF NATURAL MATERIALS.

 

PLIMSOLL

A LIGHTWEIGHT CANVAS SHOE WITH A RUBBER SOLE, ITS NAME INSPIRED BY THE WATERLINE ON SHIPS.

 

PROTECTOR SPRAY / CLEANER / CREAM & WAX

SPECIALIST PRODUCTS THAT SHIELD AGAINST THE ELEMENTS AND RESTORE NATURAL BEAUTY TO LEATHER.

 

SHOEHORN

A TOOL THAT EASES THE FOOT INTO PLACE, SAFEGUARDING THE HEEL AND EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE SHOE.

 

SHOE TREES

FORMS THAT PRESERVE A SHOE’S SHAPE, REDUCE CREASING AND ABSORB MOISTURE WHEN NOT IN USE.

 

SNEAKERS

THE AMERICAN TERM FOR TRAINERS, ORIGINATING FROM THE QUIET TREAD OF EARLY RUBBER-SOLED SHOES.

 

SOLE

THE FOUNDATION OF EVERY SHOE, COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE LAYERS THAT PROVIDE STRUCTURE, COMFORT AND DURABILITY.

 

TRAINER CARE

ROUTINES DESIGNED TO PROTECT FABRIC AND RUBBER COMPONENTS, MAINTAINING ELEGANCE IN WEAR.

 

TRAINERS

THE BRITISH TERM FOR ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR, REIMAGINED IN LUXURY MATERIALS FOR MODERN VERSATILITY.

 

THE ODYSSEY COLLECTION

INSPIRED BY CRASHING WAVES, WEATHERWORN ROCKS, AND THE UNTAMED RHYTHM OF THE SEA.

SCULPTURAL FORMS SHAPED BY THE ELEMENTS AND TEXTURES DRAWN FROM EARTH, SALT, AND STONE, THE COLLECTION BRINGS TOGETHER A SEAMLESS EXPRESSION OF WILD ELEGANCE AND MODERN BRITISH CRAFT.