Hello Hauteness

We are all familiar with the Oxford shoe style.  If I were to define an Oxford, I would say that it’s a leather lace-up shoe, often two-toned and ornamented with a perforated design (such as the men’s shoe below).

Apparently I’m not far off.  Wikipedia defines it as:

An Oxford shoe is a style of leather shoe with enclosed lacing.  Oxford shoes are traditionally constructed of leather and were historically rather plain.  The shoes originally appeared in Scotland and Ireland, where they are occasionally called Balmorals.  The design of the shoe is often plain, but may include some small ornamentation or perforations.

Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of shoes that are inspired by this traditional style, in both men’s and women’s styles.  I love the idea of taking an old favorite and making it new again so I decided to surf the internet to find new interpretations of Oxfords.  What do you think?