If the polished, high-gloss finish feels like a bit much, the Solovair Women's Greasy Gibson Shoe in black is the quieter, more relaxed alternative. Cut as a low derby shoe in matte greasy leather — a full-grain hide worked with oils and waxes — it delivers all of Solovair's comfort and heritage without any of the shine, which makes it a brilliantly easy everyday flat.
Greasy leather is about as low-maintenance as footwear gets. The oiled surface repels light rain, absorbs the odd scuff into its overall character rather than flashing it back at you, and deepens into a soft patina with a little wear and the occasional feed. For a shoe you reach for on autopilot, that forgiving nature is the whole point.
Every pair is made at the NPS Shoes factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, where Solovair has been shoemaking since 1881, and each is Goodyear welted — the greasy upper joined to the air-cushioned bouncing sole by that trademark grey perimeter stitch, so it can be resoled rather than replaced. The open-lacing Gibson cut adjusts kindly across the foot, and a micro-porous, antibacterial insole keeps things fresh all day. Sizing is unisex across UK 3 to UK 9; as the last is built to a men's width, most women are best a size down, and picking the smaller size when you are on the cusp keeps a narrower foot secure. Wear them with turned-up jeans and bare ankles, a slip dress and slouchy socks, cropped tailoring, or pinafores for that easy menswear-borrowed look.
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If the polished, high-gloss finish feels like a bit much, the Solovair Women's Greasy Gibson Shoe in black is the quieter, more relaxed alternative. Cut as a low derby shoe in matte greasy leather — a full-grain hide worked with oils and waxes — it delivers all of Solovair's comfort and heritage without any of the shine, which makes it a brilliantly easy everyday flat.
Greasy leather is about as low-maintenance as footwear gets. The oiled surface repels light rain, absorbs the odd scuff into its overall character rather than flashing it back at you, and deepens into a soft patina with a little wear and the occasional feed. For a shoe you reach for on autopilot, that forgiving nature is the whole point.
Every pair is made at the NPS Shoes factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, where Solovair has been shoemaking since 1881, and each is Goodyear welted — the greasy upper joined to the air-cushioned bouncing sole by that trademark grey perimeter stitch, so it can be resoled rather than replaced. The open-lacing Gibson cut adjusts kindly across the foot, and a micro-porous, antibacterial insole keeps things fresh all day. Sizing is unisex across UK 3 to UK 9; as the last is built to a men's width, most women are best a size down, and picking the smaller size when you are on the cusp keeps a narrower foot secure. Wear them with turned-up jeans and bare ankles, a slip dress and slouchy socks, cropped tailoring, or pinafores for that easy menswear-borrowed look.
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