Handmade in Northampton, England Asymmetric wholecut derby design Hand cut, lasted, welted and sole stitched Individual Horween Shell Cordovan Upper, one of one J. & F. J. Baker welt, insole, through Natural Lactae Hevea Sole The Ernest wholecut is the first of our hand welted collection, made in collaboration with our sister brand, E Woodford & Sons.
Every sneaker is lasted and stitched completely by hand in our Northampton Factory using Horween shell cordovan and J&FJ Baker English Oak Bark tanned leather. The Upper is hand lasted by pins to a channelled insole; a double welt is then hand stitched to create a sidewall and lower welt.
Cork is applied along with a through and Lactae Hevea sole, which is hand stitched in place to the lower welt. The process has taken years from design to completion. It is our re-engineering of traditional methods of shoe making by artisans like our owner Chris Woodford's great grandfather, Ernest.
The welted method of shoe making built Northampton’s renowned reputation as the ‘shoe capital of the world’ and we are proud to continue it.
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