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.
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Loake 200B black 5 eye oxford
Loake *200CH brown 5 eye...
Loake 202B 5 eye black brogue
Loake *202DS dark brown...
Loake *202TL brown 5 eye...
Loake 300BF black 5 eye...
Loake *641 tan buffalo...
- Best Buy
- -700.00RM
Loake 747 black 5 eye oxford
Loake Aldwych R black 5 eye...
Loake Aldwych R brown 5 eye...
Loake Aldwych black 5 eye...
Loake Aldwych dark brown 5...
Loake *Aldwych chocolate...
Loake Aldwych mahogany 5...
Loake *Archway black 5 eye...
Loake Badminton dark brown...
Loake *Bovey tan 5 eye brogue
- Best Buy
- -500.00RM
Loake Buckingham black 5...
Loake *Buckingham dark...
Loake *Buckingham tan 5 eye...
- Best Buy
- -500.00RM
Loake *Chester black 5 eye...
- Best Buy
- -500.00RM
Loake *Churchill brown 6...
- Best Buy
- -500.00RM