Ewan our Covent Garden store manager and polishing master, shares why the Crowndale Wholecut is his favourite in our collection, the epitome of shoemaking at its finest. Comment below if you want to hear more from our retail team 👇

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There's a certain type of gentleman who recognises quality without needing to announce it. The Jackie remains beautifully, stubbornly unchanged in our collection of signature styles. The chukka silhouette offers that coveted sweet spot between weekend casualness and office attire. Made in the same Northamptonshire factory that's been perfecting this craft since 1886. The same benches, the same techniques, the same uncompromising standards. In an age of global manufacturing and quarterly thinking, there's something rather reassuring about such steadfast companions.

Hubert II reimagines a classic silhouette with refined detailing and construction. Richly textured grain leather, each pair is handcrafted in England using traditional Goodyear welt construction for durability and comfort that improves with every wear. Signature tassel detailing adds a distinctive feature rendered in a complementary mocha. Set on sleek leather soles, these loafers epitomise understated sophistication, equally at home with tailored suiting or relaxed separates.

Jackie, a classic Cheaney design, has been reimagined in a range of colours over its long history as one of our most iconic styles. Chukka boots offer versatile wear for casual or formal looks. The three-eyelet derby design is traditional, with a Goodyear welted studded rubber sole for practicality.

Architectural proportions meet the practical design in Chloe Almond grain leather. The Vibram Mirto sole adds clever height through 8mm middle construction, reaching 38mm at the heel without feeling heavy or clunky on the foot. Clean elastic panels and streamlined silhouette work equally well with relaxed dresses or weekend denim.

The summer sale draws to a close this week, taking with it the kind of opportunities that don't come around twice in a season. If there's something that's been quietly waiting in your basket, that pair of boots you've been mulling over, or those shoes that caught your eye during a late-night browse. Now might be the moment to make them yours. After all, the best decisions are often the ones we almost talked ourselves out of.

The Shoe Room is the final stage of an 8-week shoemaking process. Here, shoes are inspected, cleaned, and treated with cream to enhance color and buffed for shine. Finally, they're placed in fabric shoe bags and boxed, ready for delivery worldwide. Visit The skilled art of shoemaking in our website guides section for more information. 📸: illcutz actualorigins

Our Tweed Almond Grain never looked so good 👏 Thank you to our friends at stewartchristie1720, as well as their lovely guest Sam Heughan and Ludovico Einaudi, for sharing these photos with us.