Many shoe brands stamp serial number on the lining of their shoes and the long, meaningless numbers make consumers scratch heads and be curious. For shoe enthusiasts, we want to decode this numbers and know the meaning. Now, I have the decipher for J.M.Weston. Follow me.
Firstly, the serial number of J.M.Weston shoes is at the beginning of the first line.
The first number stands for the year in which it was made, but only the first digit. Above example is 7, so the shoes may be made in 2017, 2007 or even 1997. The rest numbers are more specific date but the rule is unknown to me.
The first number in the second line is last. This pair is built on last 41.
The second number in the second line is the kind of upper leather including colour. 101 stands for black boxcalf.
You can refer to this table for more thorough understanding.
| Leather | Code |
| Box Calf, Black | 101 |
| Box Calf, Burgundy | 128 |
| Box Calf, Dark Brown | 154 |
| Box Calf, Navy | 165 |
| Box Calf, Brown | 182 |
| New Box Calf | 217 |
| Russian Calf, Black | 301 |
| Russian Calf, Brown | 302 |
| Suede, Dark Brown | 518 |
| Grained Leather | 652 |
The third number is most well known because it is the model number, such as 180 is for its iconic penny loafer.
| Model | Number |
| Penny Loafer | 180 |
| Demi Chasse（half hunting） | 598 |
| Golf | 641 |
| Chasse （hunting） | 677 |
Last number is the sole option. 10 is single layer leather sole.
| Sole | Code |
| Single Leather Sole | 10 |
| Storm Welted | 21 |
| Double Leather Sole | 30 |
| Triple Leather Sole | 40 |
| Norwegese Stitiched plus Double Leather Sole | 60 |
The bottom line is size. Don’t miss the slash behind number, it is the sign of half size!
So this pair should read: made in 2007 or 2017, last 41, 180 penny loafer, single leather sole, size 7.5D.
In the earlier days, the logo looks like this.
Then the information is less.
Model 598, last 22, size 7, width E, made in 2007 or 1997, no upper and sole information.