One of the absolute most popular type of men’s shoes at the moment are various kinds of soft loafers. Most brands offer some version of this nowadays, cemented ones are probably most common, but you’ll also find versions with constructions like Blake, Bologna, moccasin construction or more special ones as these here from Bridlen, which are reverse Goodyear.
Since there’s many pros when shoes are stitched, it’s positive to see a sort of revival for really lightweight footwear made with proper stitched construction methods, where some also develop old techniques further or even develop new things. The reverse Goodyear construction Bridlen works with is one example (you can read more about it in this article), but there’s also others. Also really lightweight and sometimes also cushioned rubber soles are made with channels for stitches, to accommodate what people nowadays want but keep a solid construction method as base.
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