Kendall | Loafer Shoes Bit Buckle Burnished Leather

Bit at the vamp. No laces. Straight out.

A metal bit buckle sits centred on the vamp, giving a plain slip-on shape something to say. The leather is hand-burnished, so the tone runs darker at the toe and heel and lighter across the middle. There is no lacing to break the line, which keeps the foot looking long and the shoe looking calm. Sizes run 6 to 11.5, both colours built on the same last, so a size that works in brown works in black.

Metal Bit That Carries the Whole Shoe The brass-finish bit reads clearly from across a room without shouting. It gives an otherwise minimal upper enough weight to hold its own beside tailoring.

Slip-On Construction for a Clean Line Nothing interrupts the vamp, so the shoe looks composed under a trouser break. It goes on at the door in a second and stays put through the day.

A Shape That Moves Between Occasions These slip on loafers sit comfortably with a suit at midday and with denim by evening. That range is what separates well-judged designer loafers from a shoe kept for one event a year.

Burnished Leather Upper With Depth You Can See The leather is finished by hand rather than flat-dyed, which is why the colour deepens at the edges and each pair ages a little differently. Stitching runs neat along the topline and the sole sits low, keeping the profile trim.

Wear them with grey wool trousers and a fine-gauge knit, or bare-ankled with dark denim.

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Fabric: Hand-burnished leather upper
• Fit: True to size, standard last
• Sleeve: Not applicable
• Length: Low-cut loafer, below the ankle bone
• Season: All year
• Occasions: Office, dinner, weekend
• Closure: Slip-on with metal bit buckle detail
• Sizes: 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5
• Colours: Brown, Black