The history of the loafer has several origins firstly in London where bespoke shoe company Wildsmith Shoes designed a slip-on shoe for King George VI as a casual house shoe.
A new slip-on addition to the Creative collection for Spring / Summer 2020, Frank is a elegant Goodyear-welted loafer made on the 69 last from premium European leathers with a single leather sole.
During lockdown we find ourselves with family and loved ones enjoying activities including reading, exercising, cooking and listening to music. Another suggestion to pass the time inside is to treat your Barker shoes to a shoe shine.
As part of Barker celebrating 140 years of English shoemaking in Earls Barton, Northampton we invited British documentary and portrait photographer Michael Gannon to the Barker factory.
Named after the valley in Western Scotland, Glencoe was introduced in Highland grained leathers with a lightweight Vibram sole. Designed in Earls Barton by our head designer Steve Topping in 2018, Glencoe is made on the traditional 29 last...
