The loafer is a lace less shoe that can be traced back to 1926 when Raymond Lewis Wildsmith of London-based bespoke shoe company Wildsmith Shoes designed a slip-on shoe for King George VI as a casual house shoe.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a unprecedented effect on our daily lives and continues to cause significant changes to our personal life and livelihood. Many businesses have discovered benefits in the workforce operating with home but what does this mean for the footwear industry? The long-standing tradition of suiting with formal or dress shoes as the standard of professional attire is being reconsidered with business casual and relaxed elegance going from strength to strength.
