GLOSSARY OF FOOTWEAR TERMS
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.