Oxford shoes are always a sure step towards elegance. In our Lottusse women's Oxford shoe catalogue, you will find a wide range of models, all crafted from top quality leather and backed by more than 140 years of experience.
Black rubber sole. Size EU. Lateral stitching.
Raw material: Cowhide leather.
Chrome tanning.
Key features: Leather with semi-gloss appearance characterized by its intense and luminous colours as well as its softness to the touch. This leather is especially suitable for shoes to be worn in business an casual contexts.
Leather cleaning and care:
Additional Information:
Prolonged exposure of the leather to direct sunlight can cause some degree discolouration.
Raw material: Cowhide leather.
Chrome tanning.
Key features: Leather with semi-gloss appearance characterized by its intense and luminous colours as well as its softness to the touch. This leather is especially suitable for shoes to be worn in business an casual contexts.
Leather cleaning and care:
Additional Information:
Prolonged exposure of the leather to direct sunlight can cause some degree discolouration.
Raw material: Cowhide leather.
Chrome tanning.
Key features: Leather with semi-gloss appearance characterized by its intense and luminous colours as well as its softness to the touch. This leather is especially suitable for shoes to be worn in business an casual contexts.
Leather cleaning and care:
Additional Information:
Prolonged exposure of the leather to direct sunlight can cause some degree discolouration.
Raw material: Cowhide leather.
Chrome tanning.
Key features: Leather with semi-gloss appearance characterized by its intense and luminous colours as well as its softness to the touch. This leather is especially suitable for shoes to be worn in business an casual contexts.
Leather cleaning and care:
Additional Information:
Prolonged exposure of the leather to direct sunlight can cause some degree discolouration.
Black rubber sole. Tacón de 35mm. Size EU. Goodyear-welted and handmade.
Raw material: Cowhide leather.
Mixed tanning.
Key features: High quality leather hand-dyed, a process wich makes each pair of shoes unique and unrepeteable. Due to the hand-dyed process some tone variations may be detected, which it's a distinctive characteristic of the uniqueness and exclusiviness of each pair of shoes.
Leather cleaning and care:
Additional Information:
This leather is hand-painted, so the first few times that cream is applied it may remove the colour slightly. This is normal and does not harm the leather.
Prolonged exposure of the leather to direct sunlight can cause some degree discolouration.
Women's Oxford shoes are today synonymous with elegance and the "English" style. The characteristics that distinguish them clearly from other types of footwear are:
-Sober design and lack of decoration
-Lacing eyelets sewn under the vamp
-Warmth and resistance to moisture
The element that makes them instantly recognisable is the eyelets stitched into the vamp. This feature means that Oxfords are well-known for their warmth and resistance to moisture. As a result, they are very suitable for cold, rainy weather. But, without a doubt, what makes these shoes so popular is their undeniable elegance, for many the finest among all the types of footwear.
The type and amount of decoration is one of the elements that distinguishes the various styles of Oxford shoes..
-Plain Oxfords
-Legate Oxfords
-Semi-brogue Oxfords
-Full-brogue Oxfords
Plain Oxfords do not have any ornamentation at all, while legate Oxfords have discrete broguing on the seams. Less decoration than the semi-brogues, which incorporate broguing on the toe and the seams. And, as the name suggests, full-brogues are the most ornate of the Oxford variants, as they also incorporate broguing on the sides. As we mentioned, Oxfords are one of the most elegant types of shoes, as their ornamentation, while elaborate, is not as extensive as other categories of shoes.
In short: less decoration equals greater formality. This rule is very useful when it comes to what we can wear with women's Oxford shoes. Plain Oxfords will be the most suitable for highly formal dresses and garments, such as suits and trousers
Semi-brogue and full-brogue Oxfords offer greater flexibility when combined with more casual garments, such as blazers, leather jackets or jeans. The treatment of the leather is also an important factor to consider. For example, suede Oxfords offer more options when we want to achieve a more casual look. But if you want to focus on colour and achieve a functional look, some women's Oxford sneakers are sure to meet your requirements.
The most elegant women's Oxford shoes are usually black or brown. Sober shades that should be combined with garments in modest colours like black and brown, as well as grey. However, if you want to combine them with another leather garment, it is best if the colour of the shoes and the garment match.
Suede Oxfords tend to offer a greater variety of colours, as well as soft shades, making them more suitable for combining imaginatively with brighter clothes. However, if your focus is colour, there is a wide variety of Oxford sneakers available, some in bright colours, with which you can mix and match more freely.
There is no consensus on the origin of Oxford shoes, but the most widely accepted theory is that they came from Scotland. In fact, the former name for this footwear, Balmorals, refers to the famous Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire. The origins of these shoes are closely tied to the working classes, who, as gamekeepers and hunters, required warm and water-resistant footwear. These shoes were then adopted by Oxford students in the nineteenth century as a nod to the working classes and a challenge to the classic boot common at that time. Although Oxford men's shoes were, for obvious reasons, the first to appear, Oxfords are today also firmly established within the world of women's footwear.