How many lasts does Berluti have?
Oh, my God, although Berluti is the king of the classic dress shoe industry, under the LVMH, it is at the top (in terms of popularity and market acceptance), its last information is not familiar to most people.
Unlike John Lobb, 7000, 8000, 9795, 8695, 4395, 0015, etc., many people know what they look like, I can only think of Demesure when I am pressed about Berluti last. I believe that most people can’t even speak this French.
The reason is understandable. Berluti’s customer base is not shoe enthusiasts. It’s enough to look good.
Although I don’t know the answer, I know that in the Chinese world, there is a person who must know the answer, that is, Tom He, known as ShirtingFantasy. So I ask him for help.
Berluti’s last system is actually very simple, one square and one round, covering most of the formal styles.
Square toe Demesure serve the most classic models in stock Alessandro and Andy.
Even some boots sit on Demesure.
Then there is the classic round toe, which some seansoned connoisseurs call almond toe, Galet.
I feel that it is more friendly to Asian feet.
Berluti mainly made some Oxford shoes on it, and then a small number of boots (like Chelsea and a laced boots with a gap in the front like Gaspard).
These two lasts basically cover most of the styles of Berluti formal wear.
Then there are two very beautiful, but unfortunately they are no longer in stock: Capri and Éclair.
Capri: Compared with Demesure, it is an asymmetric chisel head.
(There is a more obvious sense of banana.)
In fact, Capri still has some in stock in many stores, but the new style should not be pushed further.
And then the real disappearing legend, Éclair.
From the official publicity of this article, we can see that the formal last that Berluti has officially recognised is actually only Demesure and Galet.
Eclair is the third one.
Models on Eclair are very rare, but each one is a masterpiece.
Only three models: Alessandro (3-eyelet Oxford), Caractère (Chelsea) and a nameless double monk
Eclair is also characterised by his matching soles and hidden stitched (even the welt) Goodyear construction.
(In the official introduction, Éclair is even regarded as a line, a series. The status of Éclair is very high. But the sudden disappearance of the Éclair last may indicate that the entire product planning was not well thought out. Éclair last, in terms of classic men’s shoes, is as edgy and radical as Berluti’s Blade Runner last.)
Hope you enjoy this information and have an extremely professional understanding of Berluti’s lasts!