Leonardo Sewn Blake, Raised Black +2.4"

Handmade. Made to last.

A sumptuous Oxford, in the purest shoemaking tradition. The Leonardo is recognizable at first glance by its refined ornamentation: a play of traditional stitching and perforations runs along the vamp and the sides, a rounded, wingtip toe marks the model’s elegance, and the 5-eyelet lacing completes a perfectly balanced silhouette. In deep black, hand-patinated, it is the dress Oxford as much as the business Oxford — the one you choose to mark special occasions.

A shoe entirely hand-stitched. No glue, no shortcuts. The sole is stitched to the upper stitch by stitch by the craftsman, using the Blake method — the most noble assembly technique in shoemaking. This process takes time and skilled labor, but it changes everything: the shoe is supple 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 Blake-stitched pair is not thrown away; it is cared for and passed down.

Only leather, and the finest. We do not compromise on materials. The upper, the lining and the insole are made of full-grain calf leather — the noblest part of the leather, the one that retains its natural grain and develops a beautiful patina over the years. The sole is made of genuine leather, stamped Mario Bertulli. The traditional perforations — wingtip toe and decorative stitching — are crafted with the precision required by this detail inherited from old shoemaking, and the black finish is hand-patinated, shade after shade, by a patina artist.

Mario Bertulli craftsmanship, applied to excellence. Like all our models, the Leonardo secretly gives you +2.4" thanks to a fully invisible internal lift. What sets it apart: the shoe around it. You are not simply wearing a height-boosting Oxford — you are wearing a true shoemaker’s piece, designed to last.

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