With their ability to we worn in formal and casual situations, loafers are the most versatile shoes in any wardrobe. When it came to designing our own we knew exactly what we wanted to do.
Our Duane Loafer saw the launch of a second entirely new last, the Jiro, and quickly became our most popular shoe model to date. As with most of our products, we never feel they are truly finished, in that vain we are excited to introduce the Duane II.
Our Duane II takes the design features of our original loafer to the next level. We've gone with a stitched down strap and adjusted the surrounding stitching to provide an even cleaner look. We've also changed the binding, the panel around the wearers ankle, in addition to a new heel counter that is a bit smaller and softer, making the overall shoe more comfortable.
We are excited to offer a limited pre-order for our Duane II made up in a pebbled grained leather as used on our popular Jubilee derby. Combined with our popular oiled leather soles, the textured upper hides scuffs and other marks exceptionally well, making this shoe perfect for wet and other less than ideal conditions.
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Our Jiro 次郎 last translates to second son as it is the second last we’ve designed with Yohei Fukuda. The last has a soft almond toe, fits slightly tighter in the heel, and adds more space in the toe box and forefoot. The last is also very suited to people who have fallen arches.
We'll be offering our Duane II in brown suede, a is a grab-and-go shoe which can be dressed down with chinos or easily transitioned to wear with a sport coat. They will sit on an open channel, oiled leather sole. Our suede is sourced from the world leading British tannery, Charles F. Stead & Co.
We will also be offering our espresso calf as a nice alternative for those looking for a casual option outside of suede. Our calf leathers are sourced from the 150 year old Weinheimer-Leder tannery in Germany.
The goal of The Armoury Shoe Collection was to produce a new line of shoes that was uniquely ours. We partnered with the renowned master shoemaker, Yohei Fukuda. Fukuda-san was trained in England and developed his skills under the tutelage of great English shoemakers: John Lobb, Gaziano & Girling and Cleverley. He is an exemplar of classic English shoemaking.
To compliment the lengths that we went to during the design process, Northampton, England seemed like an obvious choice for manufacturing. We partnered with a century old shoe factory who’s skills and experience allowed us to make a hardwearing shoe with our unique style at an accessible level.
In the uncompromising search for quality, all of our shoes are goodyear welted, feature a wooden shank, are fully lined, and made with premium calf leather or suede. They offer exceptional value, especially when well maintained.
Our friend Mr. Slowboy illustrated our shoebox labels. Our shoe models are named after special landmarks in Hong Kong or New York, the home of The Armoury, the illustrations show those places on the outside of the box.