![Loake *521 tan waxy 3 eye...](https://plal.com/2shop/624-home_default/loake-521-tan-waxy-3-eye-boat-shoe.jpg)
Loake
Loake (Loake Brothers Limited) is a British shoemaker, founded in 1880, family-owned and still located in Kettering, Northamptonshire.
The company was founded by the brothers John, Thomas and William Loake in 1880, in an outbuilding at Thomas Loake's house at 62 King Street, Kettering.[1] Northamptonshire is the centre of the English shoemaking industry. In 1894, the Loake brothers built a new factory and moved to Wood Street, where it can still be found today. The factory was initially named the Unique Boot Factory. It has a floor area of approximately 20,000 sq ft, accommodates over 300 workers. It was considered one of the finest and most advanced shoe factories in the country, at the time. The factory is split into three parts - bottom stock (soles), the making room, where the shoes are finished, and a warehouse.
Loake specialises in men's traditionally crafted handmade Goodyear-welted shoes. Construction of some styles involves using 130 skilled workers, up to 75 shoe parts and over 200 different operations and can take 8 weeks to make from start to finish.
Take a look at the manufacturer's catalogue here
![Loake](https://plal.com/2shop/c/11-category_default/loake.jpg)
![Loake *521 tan waxy 3 eye...](https://plal.com/2shop/624-home_default/loake-521-tan-waxy-3-eye-boat-shoe.jpg)
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Loake Siena black moccasin
![Loake 356 black penny loafer](https://plal.com/2shop/6871-home_default/loake-356-penny-loafer.jpg)
Loake 356 black penny loafer
![Loake Princeton burgundy...](https://plal.com/2shop/925-home_default/loake-princeton-burgundy-penny-loafer.jpg)
Loake Princeton burgundy...
![Loake Princeton black penny...](https://plal.com/2shop/921-home_default/loake-princeton-black-penny-loafer-.jpg)
Loake Princeton black penny...
![Loake 300BRF black 5 eye...](https://plal.com/2shop/3617-home_default/loake-300b-black-5-eye-oxford-dainite-sole.jpg)
Loake 300BRF black 5 eye...
![Loake 205B black 5 eye derby](https://plal.com/2shop/48-home_default/205b-black-derbyblucher.jpg)
Loake 205B black 5 eye derby
![Loake *204B black single monk](https://plal.com/2shop/49-home_default/204b-black-monk-strap.jpg)
Loake *204B black single monk
![Loake Sharp black 6 eye oxford](https://plal.com/2shop/6894-home_default/loake-sharp-black-6-eye-cap-oxford.jpg)
Loake Sharp black 6 eye oxford
![Loake Finsbury black oxford...](https://plal.com/2shop/7015-home_default/loake-finsbury-black-oxford-balmoralcap-toe.jpg)
Loake Finsbury black oxford...
![Loake Bloomsbury black...](https://plal.com/2shop/7008-home_default/loake-bloomsbury-black-oxford-broguewing-tip.jpg)
Loake Bloomsbury black...
![Loake Sovereign black 5 eye...](https://plal.com/2shop/6785-home_default/loake-sovereign-black-5-eye-broguewing-tip-derby.jpg)
Loake Sovereign black 5 eye...
![Loake Royal...](https://plal.com/2shop/947-home_default/luake-royal-brogue-burgundy-5-eye-brogue-derby-.jpg)
Loake Royal...
![Loake *806 black 5 eye oxford](https://plal.com/2shop/4136-home_default/loake-806-black-5-eye-oxfordcap-toe.jpg)
Loake *806 black 5 eye oxford
![Loake Imperial black loafer](https://plal.com/2shop/3919-home_default/loake-imperial-black-loafer.jpg)
Loake Imperial black loafer
![Loake Smith black 5 eye oxford](https://plal.com/2shop/6682-home_default/loake-smith-black-5-eye-cap-oxford.jpg)
Loake Smith black 5 eye oxford
![Loake Jones black 5 eye...](https://plal.com/2shop/6846-home_default/loake-jones-black-5-eye-brogue-oxford-.jpg)
Loake Jones black 5 eye...
![Loake 771 burgundy 5 eye derby](https://plal.com/2shop/5489-home_default/loake-771-burgundy-5-eye-derby-.jpg)
Loake 771 burgundy 5 eye derby
![Loake 771 black 5 eye derby](https://plal.com/2shop/5494-home_default/loake-771-black-.jpg)
Loake 771 black 5 eye derby
![Loake ~290 black chelsea boot](https://plal.com/2shop/7099-home_default/loake-290-black-chelsea-boot-.jpg)
Loake ~290 black chelsea boot
![Loake *Stewart black 3 eye...](https://plal.com/2shop/1152-home_default/loake-stewart-black-.jpg)
Loake *Stewart black 3 eye...
- Best Buy
- -800.00RM
![Loake 522CH brown waxed...](https://plal.com/2shop/4656-home_default/loake-522ch-brown-waxed-boat-shoe.jpg)
Loake 522CH brown waxed...
![Loake *521 burgundy waxy 3...](https://plal.com/2shop/631-home_default/loake-521r-burgundy-waxy-3-eye-boat-shoe.jpg)
Loake *521 burgundy waxy 3...
![Loake *Paisley black single...](https://plal.com/2shop/866-home_default/loake-paisley-black-monk-.jpg)
Loake *Paisley black single...
- Best Buy
- -400.00RM