The Italian designer/larger brands – think Prada, Church’s, Santoni, Gucci (classic bit loafer on lug sole) etc – have been doing this for years. And the reality is that this is not novel. Yet today, you can find the commando sole on nearly any model if you look hard enough. I never really pictured them on a loafer or an oxford or even a monkstrap. When I think of a Commando Sole I think about the classic Alpine boot by Paraboot (shown below), the classic Timberland boot that everyone used to wear, or Santoni’s famous Fur Lined boots. But what is new is the fact that they are gaining momentum in the classic dress shoe industry, being implemented on pairs that would otherwise normally have ‘dress soles.’ And this trend appears to be here to stay, at least for a few years more. They have been around for the longest time. There is nothing new about Commando soles.
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