Menswear
Premium British-Made Men's Loafers, Penny Loafers and Moccasins — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 7 premium brands that make men's loafers in the UK. They are most often based in Northamptonshire. Ranked by community upvotes.
Cheaney Shoes
Cheaney Shoes is a family-owned British brand making high-quality shoes entirely in Northamptonshire since 1886. They maintain traditional craftsmanship at their original factory.
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- Formal
Factory shop- Classic
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Sanders & Sanders
Sanders & Sanders is a British footwear brand founded in 1873 by brothers William and Thomas Sanders in Northamptonshire. They remain family-owned, producing handcrafted shoes in their original factory.
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Shop to visit- Casual
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Ross Oliver
Ross Oliver crafts handmade British footwear using traditional techniques and sustainable cactus leather, blending heritage craftsmanship with modern design.
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- Casual
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Grenson
Grenson is a British footwear brand founded in 1866, renowned for handmade shoes using traditional craftsmanship and the Goodyear welt method.
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Shop to visit- Classic
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Barker
Barker, founded in 1880 by Arthur Barker in Earls Barton, England, is a British footwear brand known for its handcrafted shoes and enduring heritage.
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Factory shop- Classic
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Oliver Spencer
Oliver Spencer is a men's fashion brand specialising in casual and contemporary clothing.
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Shop to visit- Contemporary
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Solovair
Solovair is a British footwear brand with a heritage dating back to 1881, renowned for handmade, Goodyear welted shoes crafted in England.
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Factory shop- Classic
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Shops run by premium brands that make men's loafers
6 of the 7 premium brands that make men's loafers have a shop you can visit: 5 in London, others in Edinburgh, Leeds, Bath and 10 other towns.
Barker, Cheaney Shoes, Grenson, Oliver Spencer, Sanders & Sanders
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A Brief History of British Made Loafers
Loafers are laceless slip-on shoes, and their story runs through both Britain and Norway. In London in 1926, Raymond Lewis Wildsmith of Wildsmith Shoes made a slip-on country house shoe for a royal client to wear indoors. The design later joined the firm's ready-to-wear range, first as model 582 and then as the Model 98, and is often described as one of the first loafers. In Norway, the shoemaker Nils Gregoriusson Tveranger introduced the Aurland shoe around 1930, a slip-on that resembled the moccasins worn by the Iroquois. It was exported to the United States as the "Norwegian moccasin", and in the 1930s G.H. Bass of Maine began making its Weejun loafer with a leather strap across the front. The tassel loafer followed in 1957, made by Alden for Brooks Brothers. Northamptonshire, long the centre of English shoemaking, now makes Goodyear-welted loafers alongside its brogues and boots. A welted shoe can be resoled many times rather than replaced.