Ashford Black Cap Toe Oxford with Half-Rubber Soles - 722

The sharpest black oxford in the range, set up for real life. On the 722 last the Ashford runs long and lean with a slight chisel toe — modern, deliberate, all presence — and here it sits on a sole built to handle the street. Black tie that can take the walk home.

Full-grain European calfskin, a clean box-calf black with no burnish and no patina: an even depth that takes a hard mirror shine. Goodyear welted by our artisans for a structured build that resoles rather than retires.

The 722 reads sharper and more contemporary than the rounder 675 — the same correct black oxford, a more assertive line. Beneath it, a leather sole with a discreet high-density rubber half-sole: the formal look is untouched, but you gain grip in the wet and a sole that lasts longer between resoles. A dress shoe that doesn't flinch at a forecast.

For the gala, the late dinner, the city that doesn't roll out carpet. Black is correct. On the 722 with a rubber half-sole, it's correct and unbothered.