Polo Snuff is the only one of the three Liams left untreated, and it is the one that looks most like a suede boot ought to look: a dark tobacco brown with an open nap that catches the light differently depending on which way it has been brushed. It is a warm colour rather than a cool one, with red in it, and it is deeper than the word "snuff" suggests — closer to a milk chocolate than to a tan.
An open nap is the softest-looking finish of the three and the least weatherproof, so this is the Liam for dry days and indoor evenings rather than for January. It is also the easiest to match: dark brown suede goes with indigo denim, grey flannel, olive, navy and cream, and it dresses up further than most people expect it to under a soft tailored trouser.
The pattern is the plain Chelsea one. No lacing, elastic gussets let into both sides, a woven tab at the heel to pull against, and no decoration anywhere on the boot — no toe seam, no punching, nothing but the shape and the seams that have to be there.
The Liam is Goodyear welted: the upper is stitched to a welt and the sole is stitched to the welt, so the boot can be resoled without the upper being disturbed. Underneath is a studded rubber sole, which Sanders list as Itshide or Dainite, rather than leather — more grip on a wet pavement and a good deal slower to wear through. Inside it is lined throughout in leather. The last is Sanders' 14292 and the fitting is F (standard), in UK 6 to 12.
Care: Spray with a suede protector before the first wear and again every few weeks in winter. Brush the nap up with a suede brush after wearing to keep it even, and take marks out with a suede eraser rather than water. Shoe trees after every wear keep the gussets from collapsing.
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Polo Snuff is the only one of the three Liams left untreated, and it is the one that looks most like a suede boot ought to look: a dark tobacco brown with an open nap that catches the light differently depending on which way it has been brushed. It is a warm colour rather than a cool one, with red in it, and it is deeper than the word "snuff" suggests — closer to a milk chocolate than to a tan.
An open nap is the softest-looking finish of the three and the least weatherproof, so this is the Liam for dry days and indoor evenings rather than for January. It is also the easiest to match: dark brown suede goes with indigo denim, grey flannel, olive, navy and cream, and it dresses up further than most people expect it to under a soft tailored trouser.
The pattern is the plain Chelsea one. No lacing, elastic gussets let into both sides, a woven tab at the heel to pull against, and no decoration anywhere on the boot — no toe seam, no punching, nothing but the shape and the seams that have to be there.
The Liam is Goodyear welted: the upper is stitched to a welt and the sole is stitched to the welt, so the boot can be resoled without the upper being disturbed. Underneath is a studded rubber sole, which Sanders list as Itshide or Dainite, rather than leather — more grip on a wet pavement and a good deal slower to wear through. Inside it is lined throughout in leather. The last is Sanders' 14292 and the fitting is F (standard), in UK 6 to 12.
Care: Spray with a suede protector before the first wear and again every few weeks in winter. Brush the nap up with a suede brush after wearing to keep it even, and take marks out with a suede eraser rather than water. Shoe trees after every wear keep the gussets from collapsing.
You can ask any question about this product.
Our specialists will answer you shortly!
