Crockett & Jones’ Hidden Masterpiece Penny Loafer! What is the charm of “HARVARD”?

The United Kingdom has one of the longest leather shoe cultures in the world and is home to a wide range of historical shoemakers, and many of its shoes are called “shoes for life” because of their robust manufacturing compared to other European-made shoes. Crockett & Jones, which we picked up this time, is another long-established shoe manufacturer with a history of more than 140 years born in England. This time, we focus on the penny loafer “Harvard” made by such a long-established shoemaker, Crockett & Jones!

Crockett&Jones, a long-established shoe manufacturer born in England

Crockett & Jones is a shoe brand with its origins in a shoe factory founded in 1879 by James Crockett and his sister’s spouse and brother-in-law, Charles Jones, in Northampton, a famous shoe production area in England. Although both men were born into a family of skilled shoemakers in Northampton, they focused on the mass production of ready-made shoes from early on, and are known as the first brands to adopt the ” Goodyear-welted method ” of sewing the inner sole and main sole (outsole) using a welt and a sewing machine.

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In 1924, the Duke of York, who later became King George VI, visited the Crockett & Jones factory, attracting the attention of the British public. The company is known for its technology to efficiently produce goods and its reputation for honest manufacturing and high quality, and is known to have manufactured over 10,000 pairs of British military shoes during World War II.