Battani Double Monk in Houndstooth and Black

Goodyear welted, squared at the toe, and wearing a houndstooth. The Battani is a double monk built to last and dressed to be seen.

Houndstooth sartorial shares the upper with black painted calf. Red calf leather lines the inside and the sole is plain dark red leather, so the shoe hides a second colour on both of the faces nobody looks at. It sits on the Monti last, which finishes with a slightly square toe and the classic elegance that goes with it. Every pair is handmade.

Two straps across the upper are the modern reading of a formal shape, and the welt underneath is the traditional part of the same shoe. That combination is the whole appeal. Wear it with plain dark trousers and let the pattern be the only thing happening.