Men's leather oxford shoe

Product Details: - Armstrong is a smart whole cut Oxford with integrated Barker Tech features for superior comfort and flexibility. - Designed and made in Northampton, England - Premium craftsmanship since 1880 - Goodyear Welted construction - Padded comfort tongue - Flexible three-part insole - Calf leather with a natural finish - Hand-stitched detailing - Leather sole with rubber forepart - USA size - Lace-Up closure

About This Item: Barker Shoes Ltd has been a premium English Handmade shoe Brand Since 1880. Only the most carefully selected leathers are used, and the uppers are shaped on the last by hand. Many other traditional shoemaking methods are still employed, including slow natural drying and polishing. This is why Barker English shoes have a unique quality that no machine can ever match and we are manufacturing more than 300,000 pairs per year. All of BARKER leather shoes are created by experienced artisans who select their materials with care and handcraft them to make sure that they meet the highest standards of quality. Before dispatch, each pair of shoes will be inspected by strict inspection again to ensure the quality.

Product Description: Armstrong is a smart whole cut Oxford with integrated Barker Tech features for superior comfort and flexibility. An elegant option in any office environment.

ABOUT BARKER: Barker Shoes have been an English tradition for 140 years. Only the most carefully selected leathers are used, and the uppers are shaped on the last by hand. Many other traditional shoemaking methods are still employed, including slow natural drying and polishing. This is why Barker English shoes have a unique quality that no machine can ever match.

The foundation stone of the Barker brand was laid in a humble cottage in the heart of England's shoe manufacturing industry in 1880, by an enterprising Northamptonshire boot maker. Arthur Barker was a skilled craftsman and natural innovator, whose waterproof peg-sole boots were highly sought after (the pegs would swell when wet and make the sole waterproof). Unable to satisfy increasing demands, he employed other craftsmen in surrounding villages to fulfill his growing order book. With a keen eye on the future and a shrewd sense of timing, Barker invested in factory premises at the turn of the century, later securing contracts to supply the British army with boots during the First World War.

In 1987 Barker built a new factory and offices using Northamptonshire local brick and stone. It is now one of the finest footwear factories in Europe and occupies a 4.5-acre landscaped site at the center of the village of Earls Barton. This site is only a few hundred yards away from the original site of 1880. We are at the heart of the British Shoe Making Industry with a highly skilled local labor pool. The factory was designed to make fine English shoes. Each section was custom-built to achieve this. For example, good natural light is a prime requirement for leather grading, color matching, and consistently good stitching, so the environment was arranged to provide this.

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