The Hand Welted Collection
The World's Best Sneaker
Over 40 hours of craft in every pair, we hand last the finest English calf available to the individual fit of each customer. A unique asymmetrical whole cut design is combined with our new double welt construction to create a totally unique sneaker. The wonderful old traditions of our town, modernised to look and feel how the world is now.
Introducing The Ernest Hand Welted Sneaker
Ingredients of The Ernest
Material
The uppers, welt and components are all Oak bark tanned English leather from J & FJ Baker, lined with veg tan baby calf and finished with a stitched Lactea Havea sole. Every material selected to patina gaining more unique character with each wear.
Craft
Every process that goes into The Ernest is a refined version of handcrafting techniques passed through the generations our town is famous for. We take the process back to before the machines of mass production, the true meaning of hand made!
Collaboration
A hand welting method, created here in our factory in 2024. A true collaboration of the traditional methods of our sister company E Woodford & Sons and Crown Northampton’s modern minimal design philosophy, every stitch for a reason.
The Hand Welted Range
The Ernest Wholecut
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Introducing the World's Best Sneaker
The Ernest is the most involved, most time-sensitive shoe we've ever made. A new sneaker that draws on everything that came before it.
