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 Royal brogue black 5...
Loake Kerridge black wing-tip
Loake Jones black 5 eye...
Loake Badminton dark brown...
Loake 302B black 5 eye...
Loake 202B 5 eye black brogue
Loake *Chester black 5 eye...
- Best Buy
- -500.00RM
Loake *202TL brown 5 eye...
Loake Sovereign black 5 eye...
Loake Kerridge cedar wing-tip
Loake Hoskins tan brogue...
Loake Hepworth chestnut...
Loake Buckingham brown 5...
Loake Buckingham black 5...
Loake Bloomsbury black...
Loake Birkdale conker...
Loake *Waterloo black 4 eye...
- Best Buy
- -700.00RM
Loake *Pembroke black 5 eye...
- Best Buy
- -200.00RM
Loake *Hoskins black brogue...
Loake *Buckingham tan 5 eye...
- Best Buy
- -500.00RM
Loake *Buckingham dark...
Loake *Buckingham brown...
Loake *641 tan buffalo...
- Best Buy
- -700.00RM