Oxblood Shoes - Zurich's Finest Shoestore

Last week I had the great pleasure to visit the store and meet the manager (Claude Locher) of oxbloodshoes in Zurich.

The shop in Zurich has the world's largest selection of horween shell cordovan shoes.

Photos by
Nicole Huminski

Shell Cordovan - the best leather in the world

Cordovan is an equine leather made from the flat muscle (or shell) beneath the hide on the rump of the horse.

The handmade production of these shoes is one of the really ancient arts of shoemakery.
The process of gaining & crafting the shell leather can take up to 6 months.

The Sole - JR (Joh. Rendenbach)

The traditional method of oak-bark ground-tanning has prevailed through four generations of leathermaking at Rendenbach.

Leather with the JR-Brand label is waterproof and extremely abrasion resistant, tough yet flexible, very comfortable to wear and optically distinguished by its attractive grain and warm, woody colour.

Finest accessories

So much love for the detail. The shoe wax & polish are very exquisite and provide full protection for your shoes.

The shop

A rare selection of the most beautiful shell cordovan shoes.
They work with producers from Spain, Austria, Hungary & U.S. The models are all handmade, mainly sewn welted or even nailed.

Finally, me with the Manager Claude Locher. It was very nice to meet him and talk about finest shoemakery.