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Breaking Down <strong>Shoe</strong> <strong>Styles</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Professional</strong><br />
21st Mar 2018<br />
You know <strong>the</strong> difference between heels and flats, and you're fairly certain you could pick a pump<br />
out of a line-up of mules.<br />
Even <strong>the</strong> savviest stylist can get tripped up when it comes to business dress shoes, though. If you<br />
think wingtips are a catch-all <strong>for</strong> tailored dress shoes, you're missing out on a lot of nuance and<br />
history.<br />
From loafers to moccasins, Ox<strong>for</strong>ds to Derbies, discover <strong>the</strong> details you're missing with on your<br />
feet.<br />
Women's trends are borrowing from menswear – so know what you want be<strong>for</strong>e you shop!<br />
A Brogue is a low-heeled shoe or boot defined by <strong>the</strong><br />
per<strong>for</strong>ated decorations (brogueing) along <strong>the</strong> wing tip and <strong>the</strong><br />
toe cap.<br />
It's a dress shoe style but can be a bit more casual when<br />
created with a chunkier sole.Ox<strong>for</strong>ds are a <strong>for</strong>mal dress shoe,<br />
typically made from lea<strong>the</strong>r, with a flat sole and slightly raised<br />
heel.<br />
While <strong>the</strong> sole may be hard lea<strong>the</strong>r, slip-proof rubber is<br />
becoming more common, or a combination of <strong>the</strong> two.<br />
An Ox<strong>for</strong>d has a "closed front" – stitching anchoring <strong>the</strong> bottom of<br />
<strong>the</strong> closure panels to <strong>the</strong> upper - which gives it a sleeker, more<br />
<strong>for</strong>mal appearance.<br />
Derby shoes are very similar to Ox<strong>for</strong>ds – in fact, many people<br />
don't notice <strong>the</strong> detailed differences between <strong>the</strong> two. The closure<br />
of a Derby isn't stitched, but open, instead.<br />
Ox<strong>for</strong>d shoes originated at, you guessed it, Ox<strong>for</strong>d College in<br />
England.<br />
The tradition holds that <strong>the</strong> name derived from an easier-to-wear<br />
adaptation of <strong>the</strong> Oxonian, a half-boot with side slits popular at<br />
Ox<strong>for</strong>d University in <strong>the</strong> 1800s.<br />
The slimmer profile shoes were adopted by Ox<strong>for</strong>d University<br />
students in a sartorial rebellion against <strong>the</strong> more restrictive boots<br />
of <strong>the</strong> time.