Navy Suede Monk Slippers

Name: Navy Suede Monk Slippers
SKU: 091104300100
Price: 195.00 GBP
Availability: BackOrder

£195.00

The Navy Suede Monk is a hand-turned soft soled house slipper with a high cut vamp. Due to the shallow toe box on the 1849 last we recommend buying 1/2 size larger than your usual size. If you have a wider foot, we recommend going for a full size larger.

Made by hand in our Norwich workshop where we have been making footwear since 1874. Our skilled artisans continue to maintain many of the original shoemaking practices such as clicking, turning and lasting all by hand.

Made in England.

UPPER: Navy Suede

LAST: 1849

Style: 637

LINING: Sand Leather

BINDING: Navy Leather

SOLE: Ginger Suede

BRAND: Bowhill & Elliott

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One of the oldest shoe manufacturing techniques is the turn slipper, some say dating back to the 14th century.

Made from 2 pieces of material stitched together and made inside out, before being ‘turned’ to disguise the closed line to the inside of the shoe.

Turn slippers have long been part of Norfolk shoemaking history, introduced to the county by the large group of ‘Strangers’ that settled here in the 16th Century, specialising in weaving and shoemaking.

Please note any customised styles are not eligible for refund.

ALL ABOUT THE 637

The 637 is a soft soled turn slipper, a style dating back to the 14th century. The Monk style is ‘closed’ inside out, before being hand ‘turned’, designed to keep all the stitching on the inside, resulting in an invisible seam at the sole. The 637 differs from the 633 with extra detailed binding and heel feature, making them best suited to contrast colours and materials like tweed, suede and linens. All our patterns are clicked by hand before embarking on their journey around the workshop being handmade into soft soled carpet slippers.

OUR HISTORY

Bowhill & Elliott are a 5th generation family owned handmade slipper workshop and 2 floor shoe emporium. Proudly making and purveying the finest footwear since 1874.

Our skilled artisans still maintain many of the original shoemaking practices dating back to the 14th century like clicking, turning and lasting all by hand.

We have stocked iconic brands such as Crockett & Jones since the 1940s, and specialise in premium footwear and accessories with brands including Heschung, Joseph Cheaney & Sons, Loake, Brunate and Saphir.

You can find us at our home, 65 London Street – Norwich – NR2 1HW, the same address Obadiah Bowhill began this magical story.