Today we’re talking about loafers. Those do-nothing idlers who just sit around all day and the leisurely leather shoe that’s come to be named after them.

Yes, the penny, the tassel, even the horsebit. These footwear icons might seem like timeless classics, but they are the result of a relatively recent cross-cultural exchange of mutually beneficial cultural appropriation.

So slide in, slip on, and get ready for a relaxing ride along Loafer Lane.

Brands mentioned:

• Aurlands
• Meermin
• Rancourt
• Alden
• Grant Stone

So this is the end piece of our loaf on loafers and the end piece of this first experimental season. Thank you for listening and learning along with me.

If you liked what you’ve been hearing, please let us and other people know. Our email address is [email protected] and we are also getting our discord fired up again so you can bother me directly if you like.

Today’s episode featured writing from “The Lowdown on Loafers - From American to Norway and Back Again” by Albert Muzquiz on Heddels.com and the production talents of Sean Thornton with the theme musical talents of Andrew Ryan.