Store The Anthology Khamai Loafers by Stefano Bember for – Espresso

Khamai single strap slip-on loafers in box calf and wild boar, a Stefano Bemer special for The Anthology.

We are honoured to collaborate with Stefano Bemer, the Patek Philippe in the gentleman’s shoe industry to bring an original design to life – a single strap slip-on loafer. This is a creation that encapsulates The Anthology’s savoir-faire: the versatility to dress up and down, and the ever-so modern design with an old-school flair.

With an ever-changing colour under varying intensity and warmth of light, the shoe shifts between espresso and black. The shoes are exorbitantly hand-polished from their default dark brown to a deep espresso with a mixture of dark brown and black polish to achieve the rich almost-black shade. 

Having a partial English identity in the brand, we particularly placed the strap detailing at a unique position as if in imitation of a modified vamp, making the front of the shoe appear visually shorter. We took away an Italian shoe’s elongated front look while retaining its original fluidity and assertive personality, incorporating Italian’s fluidity in curves and relentless audacity in design innovation. The most noteworthy/remarkable thing about the design is the ingenious mix of calf and wild boar, with a refined cast silver buckle attached. It is purely decorative but speaks a lot about the design lexicon of the label.

Executed with the highest level of craftsmanship possible within this price point, the design features a hand-stitched apron on the vamp, a stupendous hand welted sole with a soft bevelled waist, which is all Stefano Bemer’s hand-grade default. We specifically made it a seamless back for a more ‘completed’ look with a dynamic curvature around the heel cup and a subtly slanted heel that makes the back of the shoe look even sleeker and resemble the feature of a bespoke shoe.

This is a creation that encapsulates The Anthology’s savoir-faire: the versatility to dress up and down, and the ever-so modern design with an old-school flair. Wear yours with anything from jeans to three-piece striped suits or a powerful double-breasted suit.

This design is based on Stefano Bemer’s C Last, in E width. This product also includes lasted shoe trees, a handcrafted wooden box and individual wool shoe bags made from remnants of tailoring cloth, all handcrafted in Florence, Italy.