A muse of the month - Loafers

Christian Louboutin leopard loafers

History of Loafers - it's originally inspired by American Mocassins

 and Norwegian shoemaker introduced his first design around 1908. 

The Norwegians began selling to the rest of Europe and America. It 

first advertised in the American Esquire magazine and some photographs 

featured of Norwegian farmers in a cattle loafing area. The Spaulding

family in New Hampshire started making shoes based on this design in 

the early 1930s, naming them "loafers".

Gucci loafers

Italian designer Gucci in 1966 made the further step of adding a metal

strap across the front in the shape of horse's snaffle a bit. 

Valentino loafers

London based a bespoke shoe company Matthew

Wildsmith & Co of Duke St was established in the 1800s

who developed a penny loafers as a country house shoe for the landed 

gentry and the royal family. Their 'Wildsmith Loafer' was designed

for George VI as a casual house shoe. The shoe has subsequently nick 

named 'the Harrow' and sold other London shoe companies.

Valentino loafers