Shoes are an important part of the outfit. They complete the impression of the suit and are a business card of the personality.

Business shoes work through high-quality leather types in good workmanship. Because they stay on the foot for long hours, the fine lace-ups need to be comfortable and stay in shape. The most important part of the shoes is therefore the most neglected sole. It consists of at least two layers, sewn with precise seams. The combination of soft and harder materials in the sole allows comfortable rolling when running.

Oxford, Budapester or Derby – types of business lace-up shoes

The most elegant of the business shoes is the welted ‚Oxford‘. It consists of a front leaf and two side parts. The front leaf is sewn on the side panels, which are closed with a heel seam. Characteristic for him is the closed lacing: the ‚V‘ of the lacing bar opens upwards. This elegant lacing hardly allows a regulation of the width on the sheet.
The colors are black, brown or dark blue.
The ‚Oxford‘ is an ideal complement for dark and pinstripe suits or the cut. Tweed-quality sports jackets look like brown ‚Oxford‘ lace-ups.
Current models in the mid-price segment offer, among others, the manufacturers BUGATTI, KIOMI and MELVIN & HAMILTON. KIOMI relax the conservative last with fashionable details. Eye-catcher is a black ‚Oxford‘ with light brown sole in the way of color blocking.

The sportier version of the business shoe is the ‚Derby‘, recognizable by the open lacing: the ‚V‘ of the lacing opens down. This makes the ‚Derby‘ more comfortable, the lacing allows a width adjustment on the blade of the foot.
The side parts of the shoe are sewn on this model on the front leather.
Derby is a universal business shoe. It suits the suit as well as a very good jeans and jacket. It is available in black as well as many shades of brown and blue. In addition to high-quality smooth leather, nubuck is also used in this shoe. Unlike the strict ‚Oxford‘, the ‚Derby‘ allows a variety of fashionable accents. The manufacturer BUGATTI presents in its current collection a two-tone ‚Derby‘, in which noble brown leather is mixed with blue synthetic material.

Between ‚Oxford‘ and ‚Derby‘ are the models ‚Semi-Brogue‘ and ‚Brogue‘, also called ‚Budapester‘. Typical for her are hole embellishments on the shaft, laces and cap. According to the type of lacing the ‚Brogue‘ is differentiated into ‚Derby Brogue‘ and ‚Oxford Brogue‘. The overall conservative-looking ‚Derby Brogue‘ is the classic business lace-up shoe. It combines traditional elegance with comfort. The ‚Derby Brogue‘ accepts dark and patterned suits as well.
In addition to BOSS BUGATTI, PIER ONE and KIOMI offer this model in many variants. The color palette ranges from black to gray and blue to traditional brown.
The hole embellishments of the ‚Derby Brogue‘ leave little room for fashionable details. The manufacturers therefore vary sole and heel height to set accents.

Business lace-up shoes for women

Models and last of the business lace-up shoes for women are identical to the men’s shoes. Many models are therefore offered as unisex variants. Specially designed for women business shoes take up the top-current trend of the plateau soles and are bolder in color.

Ladies or gentlemen, well-groomed business lace-up shoes complete the outfit in style. In very conservative circles, however, caution is required when choosing colors. Brown business shoes are only allowed until 6pm. Then you go to black or very dark blue.
The care of the high-quality natural leather of business shoes requires some care. Stains on the leather can be removed with a little lemon juice. Light or very sensitive leather can be wonderfully cleaned with a little bit of drinking milk.