A pebble grain leather slip-on in black on a black sole — the all-black colourway of CALTO's snoafer, and the one that passes closest to a dress shoe, on a 2.6-inch height-increasing build.
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Black upper on a black sole — the single spec that separates this from the white-soled version. A tonal sole is what lets a rubber-bottomed shoe read as smart rather than sporty.
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Pebble grain leather upper with a leather lining — CALTO states leather for both, inside and out. Wipe it with a dry cloth and let it dry away from a radiator if it gets caught in rain.
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2.6 inches of total height increase, 1 inch of it visible. The outer heel measures 1 inch and an integrated insole carries the rest inside the shoe; the shaft is 5 inches, so the collar sits low.
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Half sizes at 8.5, 9.5 and 10.5 — which matters more than usual on a slip-on, where you cannot take up slack with laces.
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Cement construction, and the run stops at a US 12 in standard D / medium width. The sole is glued rather than welted, so it is not a resoleable shoe.
A "snoafer" is CALTO's term for a sneaker-loafer hybrid: a loafer's slip-on shape and leather upper over a sneaker's cushioned collar and rubber bottom. This is the version to choose if the shoe has to work with trousers. Five colourways share the last, the leather, the 2.6-inch build and the 14-ounce weight — the same black upper on a white cup sole reads noticeably more casual, off-white is the warm-weather one, and there are navy and grey too. Only the colour changes.
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Black upper, black sole. Pebble grain leather upper, leather lining, fully rubberised sole, cement construction, double-stitched; 2.6 inches of total height increase, 1-inch heel, 5-inch shaft; 14 ounces based on US 7.5, actual weight varying by size. US sizes 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11 and 12, standard D / medium width. Ships in a CALTO retail shoe box. Imported.
