The 316 Saddle Derby is one of the iconic Saint Crispin’s models. Firstly, most companies don’t make the cap-toe derby as a saddle shoe but rather with a regular derby-arch, and secondly the elegance of the Saint Crispin’s saddle is really in a league of its own.

This particular pair for an esteemed customer of ours was hand-stained in the reddish medium-brown colour 606 but then bleached to give it a lighter more aged appearance. The result is a very personal and different shoe, tastefully understated, which will easily find 1001 uses in a classy spring and summer wardrobe.

Model: Saint Crispin’s 316 Saddle Derby
Leather: 606 Hand-stained and bleached crust calf
Last: Classic
Sole: Hand-welted Single Rendenbach Sole with wood-pegged waist

Strictly seen, a Derby shoe is more casual than an Oxford. This is true when comparing the same or at least similar designs. When a derby looks as clean and elegant as this Two-Eyelet version from Saint Crispin’s, there is many an Oxford that we would consider less formal and certainly less elegant.

Model: Saint Crispin’s Two-Eyelet Derby 118
Leather: Bordeaux Hand-stained Crust Calf
Last: Classic
Sole: Single Rendenbach Leather Sole with Wood-Pegged Waist