For those who love shoes, nothing better than a pair that looks like no other in the world.
Sustainable Luxury Fashion Market
SLF provides the Sustainable Luxury Fashion Market with exotic leather products and personalized services for customers who demand exclusivity.
In addition to men's shoes, we also manufacture accessories such as belts and wallets so that your look is more than complete at all times.
From the beginning, SLF's has been known for its technical virtuosity and eccentric creativity that spring from its deep roots of savoir-faire in customized creation.
Many specialists are involved in making customized shoes: the last-maker, the pattern-maker, the cutter, the stitcher. It is the peerless savoir-faire of these and other artisans that makes a SLF shoe unique.
We continue to innovate with each new chapter of our history, overcoming the limits of technique and style.
The Blake Stitch Method
SLF uses the Blake Stitch Method to manufacture high quality shoes for men. In this construction method, developed by Lyman Reed Blake, the sole (outsole) is sewn directly into the sockliner (insole), resulting in more flexibility and a lighter shoe.
All models are handmade taking into account the type of leather and the choice of the best leather that adapts to the customer's feet, and finally beautifully finished by highly trained professionals with years of experience.
The subtle transitions of color tones are mixed with the exclusive patinated finishes, which provide balance and guarantee a unique style to our shoes.
Our exclusive leathers interact beautifully with colors as they take on exquisite transparency and depth. The shoes exude life and personality, as each patina is unique, born from the handwork of our expert colorists.
The Patina Process is unique as the person
The development of the coveted patina process, as we behold it in contemporary times, was a seminal moment in the annals of men's footwear. It was first introduced in the 1980s and brought a revolution in the world of shoes, with its innovative incorporation of diverse hues in a period when the predominant colors were black or brown.
The creation of these patinas is an artful endeavor, employing customized techniques that include the application of luxurious creams and natural pigments. These applications imbue the shoes with a spectrum of colors that boast varying transparencies and depths, lending them an aura of timelessness, as if they have been bestowed with a patina born of years of wear and time.
To achieve the alluring depth and sheen of Japanese lacquer, a sturdy foundation is imperative. The selected leathers of unparalleled quality, subject to an internationally certified tanning process, form the perfect base. These leathers are renowned for their remarkable suppleness and grip. The pieces are then meticulously cut from the most flawless sections of the leather.
Inspired by the impact of the Sun on skin pigmentation and the Moon on depigmentation, which creates a harmonious interplay of shadow and light, the specialists at SLF have crafted this symphony of colors and contrasts, transparency, and intensity, granting each shoe its own unique signature.
