Horsebit loafer
Loafer with a metal bar shaped like a horse bit across the vamp. The bar is a clear identifying feature; the design goes back to Gucci. In black smooth leather it goes with gray or charcoal wool trousers. With jeans it quickly looks too pronounced.
In the catalog
From the Guide
- Black smooth leather loafers want gray trousers. With beige, sand and brown we avoid them; with navy and jeans they only work.
- Black smooth leather loafers with navy trousers work, but are not safe.
Related terms
- 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.
- 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.
- Driving moccasinSoft moccasin with a sole made of rubber nubs, which often extend up over the heel.
- Chelsea bootsAnkle-high boot without laces, with elastic panels on both sides and usually a pull tab at the heel.