Cedar calf is a bright warm tan, and Barker burnish it darker at the toe and the heel so the colour is graded rather than flat. Against it sits a panel of blue suede running from the facing back across the quarters, with laces to match and a stripe of the same blue set into the stacked heel. It is the most legible of the three McCleans. You see the contrast immediately, and so does everyone else. Cedar is also the shade that moves most with wear, deepening at the toe as it takes polish, so a pair three years old looks noticeably richer than a new one.
This is the McClean most often bought for a wedding, and it is the one to start with if two-tone shoes are new to you. Keep the rest of the outfit plain: navy, mid-grey or charcoal, nothing patterned competing at the ankle. It works with a suit and it works better still with odd trousers and a jacket.
The McClean is a full brogue oxford on Barker's 443 last in an F fitting, designed and made in Northampton. Goodyear welted onto a full leather sole, fully leather lined over a leather insole, with hand-stitched detailing through the brogue pattern. UK sizes 6 to 12.
We stock the same shoe in two other colourways: rosewood calf with navy suede, deeper and more autumnal, and antique rosewood paisley, which drops the suede altogether.
Care: Two materials, two routines. Polish the cedar calf with a tan or neutral wax, keeping the edge of the cloth away from the suede; a strip of low-tack masking tape along the seam is worth the two minutes it takes. Brush the blue suede with a crepe or brass brush and protect it with a suede spray. Trees after every wear.
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Cedar calf is a bright warm tan, and Barker burnish it darker at the toe and the heel so the colour is graded rather than flat. Against it sits a panel of blue suede running from the facing back across the quarters, with laces to match and a stripe of the same blue set into the stacked heel. It is the most legible of the three McCleans. You see the contrast immediately, and so does everyone else. Cedar is also the shade that moves most with wear, deepening at the toe as it takes polish, so a pair three years old looks noticeably richer than a new one.
This is the McClean most often bought for a wedding, and it is the one to start with if two-tone shoes are new to you. Keep the rest of the outfit plain: navy, mid-grey or charcoal, nothing patterned competing at the ankle. It works with a suit and it works better still with odd trousers and a jacket.
The McClean is a full brogue oxford on Barker's 443 last in an F fitting, designed and made in Northampton. Goodyear welted onto a full leather sole, fully leather lined over a leather insole, with hand-stitched detailing through the brogue pattern. UK sizes 6 to 12.
We stock the same shoe in two other colourways: rosewood calf with navy suede, deeper and more autumnal, and antique rosewood paisley, which drops the suede altogether.
Care: Two materials, two routines. Polish the cedar calf with a tan or neutral wax, keeping the edge of the cloth away from the suede; a strip of low-tack masking tape along the seam is worth the two minutes it takes. Brush the blue suede with a crepe or brass brush and protect it with a suede spray. Trees after every wear.
You can ask any question about this product.
Our specialists will answer you shortly!
