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A Rare Collaboration: Crown Northampton x Heddels
Our knowledge of Northampton shoemaking gives us confidence in every part of what we do. It is in our blood. Many of our team are...
Fit for You: A Short History of Sizing
Good shoes start with understanding feet. Each foot contains 26 bones, nearly a quarter of the total in the human body, along with 30 joints,...
Norwegian Shrunken Ox: The Perfect Leather For A Limited Edition Rambler
For decades, we have sourced leathers from CF Stead in Leeds. beginning with the Janus calf suede first tanned for the Northampton shoe trade in...
Horween Leather Round-Up (Revisited for 2025)
The Horween Company is one of the world’s finest tanneries, producing leathers with character and depth that few others can match. For those already familiar,...
Guest Leathers in the Jazz Range - A collaboration with Tusting & Burnett
We are often approached by tanneries and leather merchants offering a variety of leathers. When Tusting & Burnett, a fifth-generation family-run tannery, approached us with...
Ernest Look at Bakers Tannery And Why We Use It
By Kate Stanton: We value sustainability and its importance but the truth is, we don’t try that hard to achieve it. It’s not that we’re...
D13 - Dark Green Horween Shell Cordovan
The day is here. We have been looking forward to unveiling our Summer 2025 limited edition release: 20 to 25 pairs of our Harlestone Derby...
The New Cordovan Abbey Oxford
Horween Shell Cordovan is a rare and highly sought-after leather. Availability is limited, not just by the declining supply of raw material, but by the...
The Importance of Being Patient for the Ernest
The Ernest Wholecut is made using English calf leather that takes well over a year to tan. Only the finest skins are suitable, and just...