Ahote Full Brogue in Burgundy Painted Calf

The full brogue is the shoe most men picture when they picture a dress shoe, and the Ahote makes no attempt to argue with that: brogue pattern along the sides, brogue pattern across the toe cap, wingtip by the other name.

Burgundy painted calf makes up the entire upper, deep enough that the perforations read as shadow more than as holes. The sole is leather with mountain rubber injections worked into it, which is what keeps the shoe steady on ground a plain bottom would not manage. It sits on the Zurigo last, rounded at the toe for the traditional English look. Handmade throughout.

This is one of the most classic pairs a man can own, and burgundy is the colour that stops it being predictable. It is formal enough for an occasion and relaxed enough that it does not look stranded on an ordinary weekday. Wear it with grey or navy and let the colour make the argument.