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"I love these shoes , they put on a fight breaking them in but they are great"
Built on the W2298 last, the James features a sleek, city-appropriate profile that provides a close, tailored fit through the waist and heel. The design is elevated by a prominent hand-stitched apron and a unique split-toe detail, giving the loafer a distinctive, architectural character that stands out from more conventional slip-on styles.
Chocolate Repello Suede: Performance & Depth engineered to maintain its luxury appearance even through frequent use.
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Rich Chocolate Hue: This deep, espresso-brown tone offers a sophisticated, grounded aesthetic that pairs exceptionally well with navy tailoring or earth-toned casual wear.
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Pre-Tanned Protection: The suede is treated with a specialized protector during the tanning process, ensuring the fibres are resistant to water and stains while retaining their soft, velvet-like nap.
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Natural Durability: Despite its soft handle, the full-grain integrity of the hide ensures long-term structural resilience and breathability.
Technical Build: The Lightweight Foundation To evolve the James for modern seasonal wear, we have utilised a high-performance technical sole unit.
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Vibram Vi-Lite Sole: This edition is grounded by a Vibram Vi-Lite sole, an expanded rubber compound that delivers the rugged aesthetic of a heavy commando tread with a "featherweight" feel.
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Exceptional Cushioning: The Vi-Lite material provides superior shock absorption and slip resistance, making it ideal for those who require all-day comfort during extended city walking.
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Goodyear Construction: Fully Goodyear welted in our Northampton factory, ensuring a watertight bond and the ability for the shoe to be fully recrafted over its lifetime.
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James Penny Loafer - Chocolate Repello Suede
SKU: 3227/117-6
Built on the W2298 last, the James features a sleek, city-appropriate profile that provides a close, tailored fit through the waist and heel. The design is elevated by a prominent hand-stitched apron and a unique split-toe detail, giving the loafer a distinctive, architectural character that stands out from more conventional slip-on styles.
Chocolate Repello Suede: Performance & Depth engineered to maintain its luxury appearance even through frequent use.
-
Rich Chocolate Hue: This deep, espresso-brown tone offers a sophisticated, grounded aesthetic that pairs exceptionally well with navy tailoring or earth-toned casual wear.
-
Pre-Tanned Protection: The suede is treated with a specialized protector during the tanning process, ensuring the fibres are resistant to water and stains while retaining their soft, velvet-like nap.
-
Natural Durability: Despite its soft handle, the full-grain integrity of the hide ensures long-term structural resilience and breathability.
Technical Build: The Lightweight Foundation To evolve the James for modern seasonal wear, we have utilised a high-performance technical sole unit.
-
Vibram Vi-Lite Sole: This edition is grounded by a Vibram Vi-Lite sole, an expanded rubber compound that delivers the rugged aesthetic of a heavy commando tread with a "featherweight" feel.
-
Exceptional Cushioning: The Vi-Lite material provides superior shock absorption and slip resistance, making it ideal for those who require all-day comfort during extended city walking.
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Goodyear Construction: Fully Goodyear welted in our Northampton factory, ensuring a watertight bond and the ability for the shoe to be fully recrafted over its lifetime.
Shoe Knowledge
The Loafer
LAST NO: W2298
This last has been used for decades. It is part of our history and character as England's oldest shoe manufacturer. The size (length fitting) of Tricker’s footwear made on this last (W2298) is true to size, we recommend sticking to your regular UK Size. If you are unsure of your UK size, use our size guide to convert your known size to a UK size.
Repello Suede
8 weeks | 260
processes
10 min watch | The Construction Process
Overall rating: 4.4074073 / 5 from 27 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The James Penny Loafer - Cafe Repello Suede offers a sleek, city-appropriate profile with a close, tailored fit. Its architectural character is enhanced by a hand-stitched apron and split-toe detail. The Café Repello Suede maintains luxury appearance through frequent use, with pre-tanned protection against water and stains. The Vibram Vi-Lite sole provides exceptional cushioning and slip resistance for all-day comfort.
Summary topics
- Build Quality: 34%
- Aesthetic Appeal: 20%
Review topics: [quality, look, fit, shoes, delivery, leather, loafer, tricker, materials].
Review highlights
- "The shoes look amazing and feel of great quality." —
- "I like the shoe, the quality is good." —
- "The shoe looks great, but it is slightly loose on the left foot." —
Reviews
Super comfortable sturder loafer
"Great pair, fit from day 1"
Exceptional Quality - as usual
"Great shoe"
Amazing
"Great shoes, bought them in the shop in London. Great customer service, genuine brand! Highly recommended"
Shoes
"The shoes were delivered promptly. It was the first time that I had ordered them and I went on my normal shoe size. They were a little bit too big and I I sent them back for exchange and I found this to be straight forward. The shoes look amazing and feel of great quality. Not worn them yet."
Good quality
"I like the shoe, the quality is good. . But the Brexit makes it not very attractive to order. Nevertheless the shoes are very nice."
Perfect
"Perfect fit and quality. Thanks Alen"
Bellissime
"Tricker’s scarpe di alta classe ed eleganza ! Un evergreen da avere sempre"
Not the leather quality I expected
"For a $700 shoe, leather quality was no acceptable, and now I must pay $245. To return"
"I mistakenly ordered a 7.5 thinking it was a us gauge. Called customer service to correct this to a 6.5 uk size which they promised. But still delivered the 7.5. So disappointing considering the expensive shipment cost. Very sloppy"
Q&A
100% Repairable
It's inevitable that shoes will need a bit of TLC from time to time but look after them and they will last you a lifetime. We offer a fully inclusive repair service from re-heeling to total makeovers.
BUILT TO LAST
Our uncompromising standards of craftsmanship, honest materials, environmentalism and sustainability are values that have been preserved and developed through five generations.
Every material used in our construction can be traced back to its source.
MADE IN NORTHAMPTON
Every pair of Tricker’s shoes and boots is 100% made in Northampton, the historic centre of British shoemaking. From cutting the leather to the final polish, each stage takes place under one roof at our St Michael’s Road factory, following a time-honoured process refined over generations. It’s here that traditional skills, patience and precision come together, ensuring every pair carries the integrity, durability and character that Northampton-made footwear is known for.
