Georgio Sewn Blake Elevating Smoked Gray +6cm

COUSU BLAKE — Georgio smoked gray

Handmade. Made to last.

Elegant simplicity, in a rare shade. As essential as it is indispensable, the Georgio has all the assets of bootmaker seduction: the purity of its design, the sobriety of its line, very high-quality leather, and impeccable comfort. No cap toe, no perforation, no frills — only a perfect silhouette and just the right lacing. Offered in a nuanced smoked gray, between slate and olive, hand-patinated, it reveals lively reflections that change with the light. A gray that is never quite the same, to be worn with an anthracite suit, khaki chinos, or navy trousers — the color of the connoisseur, the one that stands out without imposing itself.

A shoe entirely hand-stitched. No glue, no shortcuts. The sole is stitched to the upper stitch by stitch by the artisan, using the Blake method — the most noble shoemaking construction technique. This process takes time and skilled labor, but it changes everything: the shoe is flexible from day one, it breathes better because no layer of glue suffocates the leather, and above all — its sole can be replaced by the cobbler when the time comes. A pair of Cousu Blake shoes is not thrown away; it is cared for and passed down.

All leather, and the best of it. We do not compromise on materials. The upper, the lining, and the insole are made of full-grain calf leather — the most noble part of the leather, the one that retains its natural grain and patinates beautifully over the years. The sole is genuine leather, stamped Mario Bertulli. The smoked gray is one of the hardest shades to achieve: worked by hand, shade after shade, by a patina artist, the patina reveals slate, olive, and lead reflections, those living nuances that no industrially dyed leather can reach. A color that lives with the light — and will age beautifully.

Mario Bertulli craftsmanship, applied to excellence. Like all our models, the Georgio secretly gives you +6 cm thanks to a completely invisible internal lift. What sets it apart: the shoe around it. You are not simply wearing a lifted derby — you are wearing a true shoemaker’s piece, designed to last.

A pair that can be resoled, cared for, and ages with you.