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TheDon Alligator Loafers

Sale price$1,271.03 USD

 

The loafer is a classic shoe that will provide comfort and style. Loafers are a laceless shoe that are easy to take on and appropriate for the weekends as well as the office.

The Details:


Materials: medium brown genuine exotic alligator

Lining: tan calf leather

Sole: brown Goodyear Welt leather sole

Last: Zurigo - Rounded toe for traditional English Look

American alligator skin is the ultimate exotic leather. It’s exclusive, delicate and highly expensive. Uniquely soft and pliable, its belly scales are devoid of the bone and follicle markings that characterize crocodile skin, thus lending it that immaculate, iconic look, which makes it the ideal choice for all types of luxury accessories.

The Fine Print:


  • Shoe production timeline/shipping can vary from 30-40 days from the order date.
  • All shoes are handmade, and small tiny changes or imperfections are natural.
  • Color differentiation of shoes may vary, product color on screen is not 100% guaranteed, it may vary on how the color shows on your screen from one person to another.
  • Most of the time the color difference from the picture to when you receive your product is minor and unnoticeable.

 

 

TheDon Alligator Loafers in brown crocodile-patterned leather
TheDon Alligator Loafers Sale price$1,271.03 USD

Why this costs what it does

11 days, not 11 hours

Every patina pair is hand-painted and oxidized over 11 days. Six to nine layers of dye, each one soaking in overnight before the next. Skip this and the color sits on the surface — and rubs off in a season.

What's actually inside

Genuine cork filler, not foam — it molds to your foot over the first 50 wears. A stacked leather heel, not injection-molded plastic. Hand-welted construction that can be resoled four or five times instead of thrown out.

Built to last, not to sell once

Most factory shoes are cement-bonded and can't be repaired. Ours are built to be resoled and re-welted for years — the cost reflects a shoe you'll own once, not replace every season.