An Oxford is a lace-up shoe with closed lacing: the eyelet facings sit beneath the vamp, giving it the clean profile that makes it a traditional choice for business and formal dress. Hand-welted and made to order in your US size (6–15) and width (D–EEE), or to your own foot measurements at no extra cost. From $249, made in 7–10 working days before dispatch, with a free remake if they don’t fit under our Fit Promise.
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An Oxford is a lace-up dress shoe with closed lacing: the eyelet panels are stitched under the vamp, so the laces close neatly over the instep. That makes leather Oxford shoes for men the most formal style of lace-up, though colour, finish and decoration decide how dressy each pair is.
Cap toe Oxfords add a stitched cap across the toe and are the classic business shoe; a quarter brogue adds a line of perforations along the cap. For example, the black quarter-brogue cap toe Oxford.
Wholecut Oxfords are cut from a single piece of leather, so the vamp has no seams and shows the leather and its finish clearly, including a hand-finished patina, like the oxblood black patina wholecut Oxford.
Wingtip Oxfords carry a winged toe cap; the pairs here are also brogued along its seams, the full brogue pattern. The extra decoration makes them less formal than a plain cap toe, so they suit daytime weddings and statement tailoring, as on the cognac brown patina wingtip Oxford.
Plain toe and medallion Oxfords keep the front clean or add a single perforated motif. Want a different colour, leather or toe? Every pair is made to order, so ask about Custom Made.
Men's black Oxford shoes for formal dress, brown and patina Oxfords for business and events.
For black tie and evening formal wear, patent leather Oxford dress shoes are the choice: the black patent cap toe Oxford.
For suits and the office, black Oxford shoes and dark brown cap toes are the standard, while brown Oxford shoes in cognac and tan suit navy and grey tailoring: try the cognac burnished cap toe Oxford.
For weddings and celebrations, a medallion or brogue detail adds interest but sits a step below a plain cap toe in formality, so it suits daytime and lounge-suit weddings, like the almond-toe medallion Oxford. For chinos and denim, a Derby is the more relaxed lace-up.
Closed lacing gives less room over the instep than a Derby.
When an Oxford is laced, the lacing should secure your foot comfortably: your heel held without slipping and no pressure across the instep. A small, even gap between the eyelet panels is typical, but it is only one clue. If the facings spread widely or close fully before the shoe feels secure, contact us for a fit review.
Choose from your measurements: measure your feet for length and width, and read foot volume vs shoe width if your instep is high or low. If you're between widths, contact us with your measurements before you order. Every design is offered in US 6 to 15, including half sizes, in D, E, EE or EEE.
The leather decides how formal an Oxford looks and how it ages.
Aniline leather takes a high polish and suits business and formal dress; patent is the black-tie option.
Hand-finished patina gives depth and colour that varies from pair to pair, as on the green-black patina wholecut Oxford, and burnished toes add darker shading to cognac and tan.
Croc-pattern panels add texture without exotic skin. See how different leathers age.
The lacing. An Oxford has closed lacing, with the eyelet panels stitched under the vamp, so it looks sleeker and more formal; a Derby has open lacing, with the panels on top, so it usually adjusts more over the instep and looks more relaxed, though the last still decides the fit. See Oxford vs Derby shoes.
Both. A black plain or cap toe Oxford is a traditional formal choice, for suits and the office; patent Oxfords are for black tie, while broguing, wingtips and brown leather make an Oxford less formal.
A wholecut is cut from a single piece of leather, with no seams across the vamp, so the leather and its finish are on show. It is the cleanest-looking Oxford.