Top 5 wholecut styles

Loake Wholebury is a new wholecut style where one piece of leather is seamlessly used to create a shoe. It takes great skill to do this and looks incredible. It is made on a Goodyear-welted sole for durability and repairability.

If you want to experience the ultimate shoe then we would suggest a wholecut has to be a contender. To make this shoe you need a flawless piece of leather, a skilled craftsman to expertly pull the leather over the last without ripping it and a superb hand-finisher to give it the colour and shine it deserves. None of that comes cheap so Shrewsbury represents amazing value for money.

The Comfort Craftsman is made from a single piece of leather on a non-slip rubber sole and has a comfort insole making it feel as good as it looks. One of the iconic RM styles, you can't go wrong with a pair of these in your wardrobe. Note that the G fitting marked on the boot is equivalent to a UK medium F fit.

Rodington is something a little different for the shoe connoisseur. We have detailed a beautiful wholecut with a line of stitching to emulate a toe cap but without adding the bulk. The elegance of this approach is clear from the sleek profile and the lack of a "step" in the leather from toe to vamp. Only a shoe fanatic would notice but, just like the expensive lining on a suit, it matters to the wearer.