One of the most popular dress shoes is the loafer, which is characterized by not having laces, buckles or any other means of fastening. They are elegant shoes that are worn at important events where a certain etiquette must be maintained.

One of the dress shoes The most popular are the moccasins, are characterized by not having laces, buckles or any other means of fastening. They are elegant shoes that are worn at important events where a certain etiquette must be observed.

If you are looking for this type of dress shoes, in addition to looking at the Valverde shoes, which we will talk about, you should take into account this type of men's shoes.

Types of moccasins

There are 3 classics men's shoes of moccasin style that you can find on the market:

Beefroll

This type is characterized by two meat roll-shaped ornaments sewn on both sides of the instep. In fact, the name comes from this very reason, since beef means meat in English and roll means roll.

Tassel

In this case, they have a bow-shaped decoration on the instep. They are more closed than traditional ones and usually come in dark colors such as brown, black or matte.

Italians

In this case, we have the most free and varied form in terms of features. They arise from the imitation of Italian manufacturers with respect to those made in the United States. They developed a type of shoe that is more comfortable and easier to wear. On the other hand, we can say that they are less durable than the previous ones.

History of moccasins

We have to go back to 1936 to find the origin of this type of footwear. The firm GH Bass & Co launched a men's shoe called Weejun.

This type of shoe, although designed with men in mind, became popular among women of the time, who bought them in children's sizes and wore them.

In response to this, they introduced a more feminine form of the Weejun and over the following decades its popularity did not wane. We have to think that at this time it was considered a casual garment.

The great American giant Gucci entered the scene by designing shoes based on them, but adding some Italian elegance.

In this way, they improved the colours, stylised the lines and made them popular among the upper classes, becoming essential footwear for heads of state, big businessmen and millionaires of the time.

Nowadays, although we still consider them as an item for “dressing well”, their use has become more widespread and anyone can wear them to an important event. As you know, the vision of seeing these shoes for dressing up at very formal occasions has not changed, unlike in their origins.

Valverde shoes

At José de Mora we are a benchmark in the footwear industry in Valverde del Camino. From our artisan workshop we make our own collection of moccasins with our own style, models with unique designs by our master craftsmen, made in the traditional way, using the best materials. All our shoes use the double-stitched manufacturing system, "Goodyear" or "spliced" to guarantee maximum fixation of the sole and increase the useful life of our footwear.

Our footwear has national and international fame, we currently sell our shoes on 5 continents.