Navy Velvet Albert Slippers with Embroidered Shark
These Navy Velvet Albert Slippers from Bowhill & Elliott feature a hand-embroidered shark motif, lending a spirited note to an otherwise classic design. Hand-cut from plush navy velvet and finished with matching binding, the slipper is lined in blue quilted satin for comfort and depth. A leather sole grounds the design in traditional English slipper-making.
The shark embroidery is hand-worked using gold-work craftsmanship, creating contrast and clarity through layered wires and threads.
Size & Fit
Made with the 7033 pattern on the P last, an E-width fitting. The Albert slipper’s square tongue gives a true traditional silhouette. A firm but comfortable fit is recommended, allowing the slipper to sit securely on the foot.
Features
- Hand made in England by Bowhill & Elliott
- Plush navy velvet framed with matching binding
- Detailed shark embroidery hand-worked using gold-work techniques
- Blue quilted satin lining offering comfort and colour contrast
- Traditional Albert slipper with a refined square tongue
- Leather sole in a classic finish
- Built 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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