Budapester
Lace-up shoe with a wingtip cap and perforations across the whole upper (full brogue), usually with a sturdy sole and a slightly raised toe. Perforated patterns come from the robust country shoe; accordingly the Budapester belongs more with flannel, corduroy and tweed than with a dark suit. The name refers to the shoemaking tradition in Budapest.
In the catalog
From the Guide
- Derby, Oxford and Budapester are safe with gray, navy, jeans, taupe and olive. With light chinos or linen trousers they are mostly too severe.
Related terms
- FlannelSoft wool fabric with a brushed, matte surface, often made of woolen yarn.
- Penny loaferSlip-on shoe without laces, with a saddle strap across the vamp that has a small slit cut into it.
- Tassel loaferLoafer with two small leather tassels on a cord that runs around the upper and sits on the vamp.
- Horsebit loaferLoafer with a metal bar shaped like a horse bit across the vamp.
- Belgian loaferVery soft, light slip-on with a small bow on the vamp and a thin, flexible sole.
- Venetian loaferLoafer with no strap, tassel or bar at all, just vamp, seam and upper.