Stefano Sewn Blake, elevated in midnight blue +6cm

BLAKE STITCH — Stefano midnight blue

Handmade. Made to last.

A sumptuous Oxford, in the purest shoemaking tradition. The Stefano strikes a perfect balance between the understated elegance of the cap toe and the richness of classic ornamentation: a pattern of traditional stitching and perforations adorns the toe and the sides, a cap toe lends chic structure to the front, and the 5-eyelet lacing completes a perfectly crafted silhouette. Available in a deep midnight blue, almost ink-like, hand-finished patina, this is the connoisseur’s Oxford — for those who prefer the discreet distinction of midnight blue to the obviousness of black. A color that pairs just as well with an anthracite suit as with light gray or navy trousers.

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 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 pair of Blake-stitched shoes is not thrown away; it is cared for and passed on.

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 decorative perforations and stitching — on the front, the sides, around the cap toe — are executed with the precision this traditional detail demands, and the midnight blue patina is worked by hand, shade by shade, by a patina artist: this is what gives this blue its inky depth and those subtle reflections that change with the light — a blue that does not exist on industrially dyed leather.

Mario Bertulli craftsmanship, brought to excellence. Like all our models, the Stefano secretly gives you +6 cm thanks to a totally 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 ages with you.