ORVELLE
A pair of tan wingtip derby shoes on dark walnut
Tan leather hide, full grain
A maker's hands tracing a pattern on leather
Close-up of a hand-stitched leather seam
Hands polishing a leather shoe

ORVELLE

Maison di Calzature · Est. 1962

Every pair begins as a promise.

Scroll to follow the Marlo derby from the first hide to the last polish.

01 — The hide

It starts with one perfect hide.

Full-grain calf, tanned for forty days in oak bark. Only the finest 30% of each hide makes the cut.

02 — The cut

Every pattern is cut by hand.

No machine reads a hide the way a maker does. Each piece is cut around the natural flaws in the leather.

03 — The stitch

Eleven stitches to the inch.

Seams are closed with hand-waxed thread, then the upper is stretched over the last and left to rest for 72 hours.

04 — The finish

Burnished until it glows.

Polished by hand, then checked by the same maker who cut the leather.

  1. 01The hide
  2. 02The cut
  3. 03The stitch
  4. 04The finish

05 — The Marlo

Made to be worn, not kept.

Six colourways, each cut from a single hide and finished by the maker whose mark is inside the heel.

Cognac derby shoe against a blue studio backdrop

05 — Lookbook

On the people who wear them.

A man lacing a brown leather shoe

Sunday

Via Tortona, ten past nine.

Pressed wool, a quick knot, nowhere to be.

A man in a brown suit walking in leather shoes

Studio

A long day, a longer lunch.

Brown on brown. Made for the walk home.

A man leaning against a wall reading, in leather shoes

Travel

Gate 14, finally.

Soft enough for the airport, sharp enough for dinner.

06 — The collection

The Marlo, in six colourways.

Handmade to order. Free exchanges within 30 days.

Cognac leather derby with a textured check vamp

Marlo Cognac

$360

Warm, honeyed calf with a burnished toe. It darkens beautifully with every wear.

Pair of tan wingtip derby shoes on walnut

Marlo Terra

$420

A full wingtip in tan calf, finished with hand-punched broguing.

Dark brown brogue shoes with grained leather

Marlo Moro

$400

Deep chocolate grain with a soft sheen. Dressed up or down.

Chestnut brown leather derby shoes

Marlo Castagna

$380

Chestnut calf, polished to a low glow. The all-rounder.

Pair of honey brown derby shoes on a pale green backdrop

Marlo Miele

$360

Honey-toned leather on a classic last. Summer, distilled.

Pair of black leather derby shoes

Marlo Nero

$380

Black calf, quietly polished. For the evenings that run late.