Ashford Dark Brown Cap Toe Oxford - 722

The Ashford is a dark brown cap-toe Oxford — the most formal brown there is, drawn sharp. Closed lacing, one clean seam across the toe, a near-black brown with a modern edge that flatters charcoal and navy and never reads loud. The upper is top-grade European calfskin, the dark brown laid on by hand and burnished deeper at the toe and heel so the color shifts and gains depth. What sets this version apart is the 722 last: long, clean, a slight chisel toe — the sleekest line in the range. Made by our artisans in a workshop in Almansa, Goodyear welted by hand. A full leather sole holds it at its dressiest.

Put it under charcoal and the dark brown does the diplomacy while the 722 does the modern. Warmth in the color, edge in the line, all in one shoe — for the man who wants both.

Dark brown behaves like black. On the 722, it does it with a sharper line.