Materials: Cognac Cordovan Leather
Lining: Orange Calf Leather
Sole: Goodyear Welt with Cognac Leather Sole
Last: Octavia - Rounded Toe for a traditional English Look
Similar to a Full Brogue Shoe, the Long Wingtip Blucher is unique in a way that one brogue panel extends from the Toecap all the way to the heel of the shoe. Like a Full Brogue, the Long Wingtip Blucher is a classic style suitable for formal occasions and office wear alike.
Unlike conventional cowhide leather, Cordovan is an equine leather. It’s made from horsehide or, more specifically, the fibrous shell that sits beneath the surface hide of a horse’s hind quarters.
Only a handful of the most iconic luxury mens shoe brands have a (very) limited product range made with shell cordovan —admittedly for connoisseurs only.
Cordovan leather is rare, expensive, and its production process is painfully slow.
The process to produce Cordovan is painstaking; a single shell is tanned, shaved, smoothed and dyed by hand, and then treated with vegetable oils over the course of several weeks and carefully polished before it leaves the tannery – an intensive and expensive process taking six months or more.
In contrast to Calf Leather, Shell Cordovan is completely smooth and without a grain. This gives Cordovan shoes their high-shine and luxurious finish, which suits rich dark browns or cognac colors, or the classic burgundy.
It also behaves a little differently than Calf Leather. It’s stiffer, and while it does become incredibly supple and mould to the wearer’s feet over time, it does takes longer to break in. We expect a pair of our Cordovan shoes – well cared for and resoled when required – to last for decades.
