Skolyx dark brown plain toe derby
$244
A really nice plain toe derby, or plain toe blucher, PTB, as Americans call them. It's also from the old American shoe manufacturers that we have gained our inspiration from for this model, made on the round Ben last with a double rubber sole and storm welt.
Here you get a lot of shoes for the money. Apart from the good calf leather and the Gooyear welted construction which makes them easily resoleable, we for example use heel stiffeners in leather board, which molds to the foot and make a more comfortable shoe.
Construction:
Goodyear welted
Leather board heel stiffener wich makes the shoe easy to adapt to your feet (cheaper brands usually use plastic heel stiffeners wich makes the shoes very heard to break in).
Leather:
Smooth full grain calf leather from the famous French tannery Annonay.
Sole:
Double rubber sole. A durable rubber sole at the bottom that we have developed ourselves, with a midsole in leather for a heavier profile and even more durability.
Sizing:
Sizes are comparable to other Goodyear welted shoes like Yanko, Loake, Crockett & Jones and Carmina. Here you'll find an extensive size guide to all our shoes. If you are still uncertain on your size, please e-mail ktj@skolyx.se for further guidance.
Shoe care:
Saphir Medaille d'Or Creme Pommadier shoe cream and Saphir Pate De Luxe wax polish in medium brown, Havana or dark brown (depending on how dark you want them to transform over time) for regular care. Use Saphir Creme Renovateur 1-2 times / year for cleaning and extra nourishment. See below for further care instructions.
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Data sheet
- Sole
- Rubber sole
- Last
- Ben
- Construction
- Goodyear welted
- Material
- Dark brown leather
- Brand
- Skolyx
- Gender
- Male
- Type
- Derby
- Width
- F (standard)
See in the text above for which specific products to use for these shoes.
Basic shoe care:
- Don’t use the same pair for two consecutive days
- Brush / wipe the shoes off after use
- Use shoe trees and shoehorn
- Treat leather with shoe cream / suede and textile with waterproofing spray
Learn more on these steps in this guide.
Further shoe care info:
Read this guide on how to clean, nourish and shine leather shoes.
For how to clean, refresh and protect suede and nubuck, read this guide.
Go directly to a specific section:
- Basic sizing info
- Find your size based on what you wear in other brands
- Find your size based on the length of your feet
- Find your size based on your Brannock sizing
- Additional tips and advice on fit
- Personalised size advice
- Inner measurements in our shoes
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Basic sizing info
The sizes of our Goodyear welted shoes from Skolyx, Yanko and TLB Mallorca are generally comparable to other quality welted shoes from brands such as Loake, Crockett & Jones and Carmina. More than 90% of our customers find the correct size on the first attempt, and in the unlikely event that you don't find the right size straight away, you may of course exchange to another size, or return the shoes.
If you have no previous experience of Goodyear welted shoes, and have mainly worn trainers or glued dress shoes, there are different traditions about how to grade the sizes (one specify the size according to the foot length that should fit in the shoe, the other specify the size according to the dimensions of the shoe itself). This is why most people wear welted shoes about a full size smaller than what they wear in sneakers, running shoes or other cemented shoes. As an example, if you have a size UK 9 in your regular shoes, many people have a size EU 42 / UK 8 / US 9 in welted shoes.
Note also that our Goodyear welted shoes from Skolyx, Yanko and TLB are all made in UK sizes, so there the steps are correct. The conversion to EU sizes will be approximate, and for the US, our shoes follow the standard with one size up to compared to UK.
Please note, for loafers from our own brand Skolyx, we recommend going down half a size compared to other Goodyear welted shoes, and for our own sneakers and Belgian loafers and Traveler shoes from Yanko, you'll find detailed guidance on the product pages.
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Find your size according to what you wear in other brands
If you know your size in shoes from other manufacturers, here is the table below where you can see what the majority of our customers choose the size of our welted shoes compared to other brands.
If we take Meermin as an example, the table suggests "-0.5". This means that in our welted shoes you should go down 0.5 in size compared to what you have in Meermin. For example, if you have UK 8 in your Meermin, we recommend UK 7,5 in our shoes.
Note that of course personal preferences play a big role, this should be seen as guidance, not definitive answers.
The comparisons are our UK sizes against those of others in UK. The brands that have US sizes as standard are compared with our US size indications, it's clarified in the table in these cases.
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Find your size based on the length of your feet
Although the shape of your feet is very important, in many cases you can calculate your shoe size by measuring the length of your feet and looking at the table below. If you have very wide feet, an extra high instep or similar, you should also consider this and look at the other ways to calculate your size as well. Of course, personal taste is also something that is important. Some people prefer very tight shoes while others prefer more spacious shoes. Therefore, if you have other brands and lasts that fit very well, the comparisons above can be even better guidance.
Please note, for loafers from our own brand Skolyx, we recommend going down half a size compared to other Goodyear welted shoes, and for our own sneakers and Belgian loafers and Traveler shoes from Yanko, you'll find detailed guidance on the product pages.
Measure your feet with your heel against a wall and with a tape measure, ruler or ruler lying on the floor (i.e. not by tracing your foot and then taking measurements). Here is a picture that clarifies further. The measurements in the table below are approximate, and are only guidance not facts.
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Find your size based on your Brannock sizing
Brannock is an instrument for measuring feet, which is particularly popular in the US and some other markets. But some people in Europe have also had their feet measured with it. Although in some ways it can give more guidance than just the foot length, it's still only guidance, it can differ from person to person what size you have in the same shoe model even if you have the same Brannock size.
Our welted shoes are, for most people, closest to being one size up from the Brannock US length size, and roughly in Brannock width size E. So, one of our welted shoes in size EU 42 / UK 8 / US 9 in the standard width F, corresponds roughly to Brannock 9 E. If you have a C or D width in Brannock, it usually works well to add a thin insole to fill out the volume.
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Additional tips and advice on fit
This type of shoe is made of several layers of leather that is initially stiff, but with use moulds itself to your foot, softening and becoming flexible where it needs to soften, and providing continued support where you want this. Therefore, it's common to have to break in the shoes for a while before they become comfortable, but over time many people find that they are the most comfortable shoes they have, with a combination of support and flexibility. Our Goodyear-welted shoes also have a layer of cork in the footbed that moulds itself with use, and the heel stiffeners are made of leather board or real leather that also moulds to your feet.
After all, these are standard sizes, and feet are highly individual, so many people can get an even better fit with small, simple aids. If the shoes are a bit too big, there are, for example, tongue pads, heel grips and insoles, more info on this can be found in this guide. If the shoes are a bit too small, you can stretch them out with shoe stretchers, more info on this in this guide.
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Personalised size advice
We have many years of experience in providing tips and advice on fit and sizing. If you would like personalised service or more information, you are always welcome to email us at ktj@skolyx.se and we will get back to you shortly, or during office hours contact us via the chat box at the bottom of the page or call +4631-20 54 50.
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Inner measurements in our shoes
If you want to see the inside dimensions of our shoes, click here to see a table (in millimetres). Please note that the inside measurements are approximate, and may differ slightly between different lasts from the same brand.
Shipping & delivery
EU: 2-5 business days. Free shipping from €120.
Switzerland: 1-4 business days. Free shipping from €200.
Norway: 1-4 business days. Free shipping from 900kr.
USA: 2-5 business days. Free shipping from $300. No extra customs charges for orders under $800. VAT is deducted.
Rest of the World: 2-7 business days. VAT is deducted on orders outside the EU. Shipping cost varies by destination.
To read more about shipping and delivery click here.
When ordering engraved products, there is an additional delivery time of 5-8 working days. In the case of a special order (customized shoes where you choose the leather, sole, etc.) of shoes, so-called MTO (made to order) / GMTO (group made to order), the estimated delivery time is about 6-8 weeks.
Returns & exchanges
You may return or exchange whole or part of your order if you notify us within 14 days after you received your products. Return costs are covered by you and shipping of exchange products are covered by us.
Return and exchange rights do not apply to products with engraving, made to order products and group made to order products.
To read more about returns and exchanges click here.
The Goodyear welted construction method is a relatively advanced way of building shoes that requires a high level of craftsmanship, produces durable shoes that easily can be resoled several times.
Learn all about the Goodyear welted shoe construction in this guide.
Below an image that gives an overview of the construction:
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Shoe care advice
You come a long way by just follow these four steps (more on these in this guide):
- Don't use the same pair for two consecutive days
- Brush/wipe off the shoes after use
- Use shoe trees in cedar wood
- Treat with shoe cream
Regarding the last bullet point we recommend Saphir Medaille d'Or Crème Pommadier, depending on how often they are used it may well be enough to polish them once a month or so. Remember that any care is better than no care at all. Creme Pommadier is a very ample shoe cream, so use small amounts and apply evenly over the shoe, either with a polishing cloth or an applicator brush. Also use this brush for the area between the upper and the sole edge, and don't forget the sole- and heel edge itself which also is of leather and needs care and new colour.
Let the shoe rest 5-10 minutes and brush of residues and bring out the shine with a shoe brush with horsehair. Repeat 1-2 times if the leather is dry or have lots of marks. If you wish to achieve a higher shine you may combine it with Saphir Pate de Luxe wax for the final shining finish and further protection.
A really nice plain toe derby, or plain toe blucher, PTB, as Americans call them. It's also from the old American shoe manufacturers that we have gained our inspiration from for this model, made on the round Ben last with a double rubber sole and storm welt.
Here you get a lot of shoes for the money. Apart from the good calf leather and the Gooyear welted construction which makes them easily resoleable, we for example use heel stiffeners in leather board, which molds to the foot and make a more comfortable shoe.
Construction:
Goodyear welted
Leather board heel stiffener wich makes the shoe easy to adapt to your feet (cheaper brands usually use plastic heel stiffeners wich makes the shoes very heard to break in).
Leather:
Smooth full grain calf leather from the famous French tannery Annonay.
Sole:
Double rubber sole. A durable rubber sole at the bottom that we have developed ourselves, with a midsole in leather for a heavier profile and even more durability.
Sizing:
Sizes are comparable to other Goodyear welted shoes like Yanko, Loake, Crockett & Jones and Carmina. Here you'll find an extensive size guide to all our shoes. If you are still uncertain on your size, please e-mail ktj@skolyx.se for further guidance.
Shoe care:
Saphir Medaille d'Or Creme Pommadier shoe cream and Saphir Pate De Luxe wax polish in medium brown, Havana or dark brown (depending on how dark you want them to transform over time) for regular care. Use Saphir Creme Renovateur 1-2 times / year for cleaning and extra nourishment. See below for further care instructions.