Venetian loafer
Loafer with no strap, tassel or bar at all, just vamp, seam and upper. That makes it very understated, and it can be worn with almost any trousers between linen and wool. In suede it looks summery and soft, in smooth leather more formal.
In the catalog
From the Guide
- Brown suede loafers are the most versatile shoes: safe with light, gray, navy, taupe and olive trousers.
- With flannel trousers in winter, suede penny and tassel loafers go well; Belgian loafers and driving moccasins are too summery for that.
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.
- 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.
- 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.