TLB Mallorca

We have a wide selection of models from TLB Mallorca available for immediate worldwide dispatch. If a size is sold out notice about this will appear when you select your size. TLB Mallorca is a relatively new brand that now receives a lot of praise for its high quality on materials and making. The shoes are made in the brand’s own factory in Inca on Mallorca, they work with the best tanneries in Europe, full reverse calf for all suede, close-cut waists and a really high level of finishing.

Founder of the TLB brand is Toni Llobera Barceló, who comes from a family of leather craft artisans, and who have worked in the shoe industry for decades, among other things as factory manager at Yanko. Setting up TLB the focus has been to keep a continuously high level of quality, and push the factory to new highs producing shoes that makes a distinct mark in the international shoe industry.

Why is the brand called TLB Mallorca?

TLB is the initials of the founder, Toni Llobera Barceló, and Mallorca is of course the location of the factory. Toni grew up with a grandfather and father who were both leather craftsmen, so it was pretty much a given which trade he would end up in. He has worked for decades in shoe manufacturing, including several years as factory manager at Yanko, and in 2018 he launched his own brand, which has made a name for itself in the quality shoe sphere in a very short time. His own factory is located in the town of Inca in Mallorca, where every step of the shoemaking process is done, from the sewing of the uppers to the finishing.

How are TLB Mallorca sized?

The shoes are considered relatively "true to size", with most wearing the same size as other welted shoes from brands such as Yanko, Skolyx, Crockett & Jones and Carmina, for example. The standard width is F, other widths can be ordered as Made to Order. Fit is relatively normal, with a slightly more snug fit around the heel than some other brands. More information on fit can be found here.

Is there a difference in fit between TLB Mallorca's different lasts?

All lasts in TLB Mallorca's mainline have exactly the same base last, with only the toe shape differing. This means that the fit is virtually identical between the different lasts. The customer feedback on the fit has been very good, therefore the lasts for the top range Artista were also developed based on these, where the base last has enhanced shapes but with basically the same dimensions as the standard line. In the Artista lasts, the base last is exactly the same, just with a different toe shape.

What is the construction of TLB Mallorca shoes?

TLB's shoes are all Goodyear welted, with closed channels on the leather soles and very high level of finish, and with leather board heel stiffeners for the standard line and real leather stiffeners in Artista line shoes. The leathers come exclusively from top European and American tanneries, such as Annonay, Du Puy, Ilcea, Charles F. Stead, Horween, Rocado and others.