The Pedder was the first model that we released as part of our collection and rightly so. A captoe oxford the quintessential classic shoe design and the foundation of any formal wardrobe.
It is our most formal shoe featuring a double stitched mock captoe and swan neck detail. Its beauty lies in its understated simplicity.
The Pedder was named after the location of the first Armoury shop.
Our Hajime 始め last is inspired by the Japanese word for ‘beginning’. The last features our signature soft chisel toe, a low, sleek profile, and a wider forefoot.
Instead of making the cap from a separate piece of leather the decorative detail is purely made with stitching, which also reduces bulk from additional layers of leather. Whilst it is harder to execute, it makes for a sleeker shoe. Another benefit of this process is that shoes are more generally comfortable to wear and causes less creasing across the front of the shoe.
A black calf Oxford is essential. It greatly compliments grey trousers with navy sport coats or suits. For those looking for a casual option other than suede we recommend the mocha calf.
Our 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.
