Blush Patent Leather Lace Up Oxford Brogues with Red Laces

High shine beige patent stretched over a classic Oxford, then laced up in defiant scarlet, the kind of detail that turns a sensible shoe into a flirtation. By Girotti, handmade in Italy. Menswear bones: prim from one angle, knowing from the next.

The Oxford began as a sober menswear staple in Britain and Ireland, its clean lace-up front and closed seaming once the height of understated formality, before the twentieth century reclaimed it as a symbol of polished androgyny. Here, the traditional brogue's perforated wingtip is set aside in favor of a smooth, high-shine patent finish in beige, a cleaner silhouette that pushes the shoe's heritage toward something playful and modern, a tradition reworked for the woman who likes her tailoring with a pulse.

Estimated era: contemporary.

Materials: patent finished leather upper, contrast laces, stacked low heel.

Model is a size 10 women's (41)

Patina note: Light scratches on top of one shoe.