{"product_id":"mens-formal-derby-leather-shoes","title":"Men's Formal Derby Leather Shoes","description":"\u003ch2\u003eYou draw the laces up through the fifth eyelet and the quarters fold down over the vamp with a soft leather creak.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hallway is still dark at six in the morning. You sit on the bottom stair, slide your foot past the tan cowhide lining, and pull the laces snug. The lacing panels sit on top of the vamp and swing wide open, so the foot goes in without a fight and then closes down exactly where you want it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn daylight the upper reads deep burgundy brown, burnished darker across the toe and around the heel counter. A punched line of brogueing runs along the cap seam and the toe squares off at the front instead of rounding away. The leather insole is stamped Mulieren. The heel is a low stacked block, the welt is stitched around the edge, and the outsole is rubber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpen derby lacing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The quarters are stitched on top of the vamp and pull apart in a V. A high instep slides straight through, and the fit tunes across the whole throat instead of pinching at one point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCowhide upper and lining.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cowhide on the outside and cowhide against the foot. The lining takes the shape of your foot over the first weeks rather than staying flat and slick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePunched cap toe.\u003c\/strong\u003e A brogued line across the cap seam and a squared toe shape. Formal enough to carry a suit, quiet enough for a jacket and trousers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRubber outsole.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grip on wet station steps and pavement, without the slide of a bare leather sole on a rainy platform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow stacked heel.\u003c\/strong\u003e A shallow block heel keeps you level through a full day of standing, walking and sitting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e men who want one pair of formal lace ups that carries a suit through a wedding, an interview or a long board meeting, and still looks right with dark trousers on an ordinary Tuesday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe open lacing is the whole point. On an oxford the quarters are stitched underneath the vamp, the panels meet and close flat, and the fit is fixed: sharper to look at, but there is nothing to negotiate. A derby keeps those panels on top, so the throat opens right up. You get in easily, and a wider foot or a high instep finds room an oxford never gives it. The brogued cap and the squared toe hold the formality, while the open lacing keeps the shoe wearable for twelve hours straight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick Product Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e cowhide upper; cowhide lining; rubber outsole; five eyelet open derby lacing; punched cap toe; squared toe shape; low stacked block heel; brown colourway burnished deeper at the toe; Mulieren stamped leather insole; sizes 35 to 47; one pair per box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow It Fits Your Routine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first morning the leather is firm across the cap. Lace them loosely for the commute and let the vamp take its first creases where your foot actually bends. By the end of the week the flex line is set and the quarters have settled onto the vamp where they belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey go with the suit, but they carry the half formal days too. Dark grey trousers, a fine knit, no jacket: the burgundy depth in the brown stops them reading as a plain black work shoe, and the brogued cap gives the outfit one detail to land on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween wears, slip in a shoe tree or pack the toe with paper so the squared front keeps its line. Brush the dust off, work a brown cream into the burnished areas from time to time, and if you get caught in the rain let them dry well away from the radiator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre these derby or oxford shoes?\u003c\/strong\u003e Derby. On our own photographs the lacing panels are stitched on top of the vamp and open outwards in a V, which is open lacing. An oxford has those panels stitched underneath so they close flat. This pair is a derby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the leather real?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The supplier specifies cowhide for the upper and cowhide for the lining, and the tan leather insole is visible in the top down photograph. This is not a coated synthetic or a microfibre leather look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat colour are they really?\u003c\/strong\u003e The variant is listed as brown. In the photographs the finish is a deep burgundy leaning brown, burnished darker at the toe and the heel, so it reads richer and warmer than a flat mid brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo they run true to size?\u003c\/strong\u003e The run is EU 35 to 47 and every size label carries its US equivalent. No foot length chart comes with the shoe, so if you sit between two sizes on a formal last, take the larger of the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 480px; width: 100%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003cth style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; text-align: left;\"\u003eFeature\u003c\/th\u003e\n      \u003cth style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; text-align: left;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003eUpper material\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003eCowhide\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eLining material\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eCowhide\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003eOutsole\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003eRubber, stitched welt around the edge\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eLacing\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eOpen derby lacing, five eyelets, quarters stitched over the vamp\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003eToe\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003eSquared cap toe with a punched brogue line along the cap seam\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eHeel\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eLow stacked block heel\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003eBrown, burnished deeper at the toe and heel\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eInsole marking\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eMulieren stamped into the leather insole\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; 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