The loafer is known in Northampton as a casual because it does not have laces.

Nowadays, however, this shoe is often worn as a dress shoe and looks smart with a suit (it has even made the occasional discreet appearance in the city of late).

There are many different styles of loafer from the whole cut English to the American penny, some have a cross strap, some a tassel and others a beef roll.

Whisky and Women is a very simple, classic shoe with a plain cross-strap and blind seam at the toe.

Enough said.