Black Velvet Albert Slippers with Embroidered Gold Crown
These Black Velvet Albert Slippers are finished with Bowhill & Elliott’s hand-embroidered gold crown, a motif that brings subtle grandeur to a timeless design. Cut from a single piece of deep black velvet and trimmed with black binding, the traditional square tongue ensures a clean, classic line. Inside, a wine quilted satin lining provides softness and comfort, complemented by a leather sole for a polished finish.
The embroidery is executed entirely by hand using traditional gold-work methods that layer wires and threads for exceptional relief and clarity.
Size & Fit
Made on the 7033 pattern, using the P last in an E-width fitting. The Albert slipper features a traditional square tongue. A firm fit is recommended, ensuring the slipper sits securely without the need for laces.
Features
- Crafted in England by Bowhill & Elliott
- Deep black velvet with clean black binding
- Gold crown embroidered by hand using gold-work wire and thread
- Wine quilted satin lining offering warmth and softness
- Classic square-tongue Albert construction
- Leather sole in the traditional style
- Made on the 7033 pattern, P last, E-width fitting
PROVENANCE [ SLIPPERS ]
In keeping with the traditional way in which slippers and house shoes have always been made, each slipper made for The Merchant Fox is created using an age-old shoe making process that involves hand crafting the fabric upper onto a last to create the slipper shape.
Norfolk has always been well known for shoe making, with evidence that there has been a footwear business operating from the same address in Norwich as far back as 1843.
The pure wool grey flannel for these exquisite slippers is woven by Fox Brothers & Co Ltd. at their mill in the West of England. Established in 1772. Fox has a rich history of producing fine woollen and worsted cloths in Somerset and some of the people involved in the weaving of this extraordinary cloth are the fourth generation of their family to work for Fox Brothers.
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