Sabre, Spiral Double Monk - Navy Museum Calf | Hand Welted Spiral Collection

What can I say about the Sabre Spiral Monk strap shoes that I recently ordered from Blackbird Shoemakers. Well first of all they are drop dead gorgeous the blue museum calf (from the Zonta tannery in Italy I believe) has a beautiful depth of colour and a subtle marbling of sorts that means the colour of the shoe looks slightly different from every angle. The craftsmanship, as always from Blackbird is faultless but when you consider that each shoe is hand made from a single piece of leather wrapped around the shoe's last it makes it all the more astounding and really is a thing of beauty. I never even realised such a shoe existed and I feel It should put it in as glass display case rather than risk wearing in a rainy British winter. The cost frankly, for the quality is as remarkable as the shoe itself, comparable in cost to the lower ranges of makers like Loake, Barker Grenson etc Yes it is a leap of faith to order blind on the strength of some online video reviews but I'm so glad I took the plunge and in just a few short months I am now the owner of over 20 pairs of their shoes and boots, which I think says it all.