beige leather in a lace-up dress shoe is, in the most considered sense, one of the most interesting formal footwear choices a man can make — and this kiton piece is the version of that choice that makes it entirely, completely convincing. beige is the colour that formal footwear reserves for the men who dress with genuine knowledge of italian style — the men who understand that summer suiting is not complete without a shoe of natural warmth, that cream and ivory and pale linen deserve a footwear companion of equivalent lightness and that the conventional formal palette of black and dark brown, however authoritative, cannot provide the particular quality of italian warm-weather elegance that beige leather in a lace-up dress shoe can. in kiton's leather — calfskin of the fineness and natural character that the house's shoemaking has always demanded — the beige is present with the depth and the warmth of a colour that belongs to the material. over time, worn with the care that genuine leather of this quality rewards, it develops a patina that deepens the tone and enriches the surface in the particular way that makes a great italian dress shoe more beautiful with age rather than less. the lace-up is the format that gives the beige its full formal authority. without it, the colour might read as too relaxed for the formal context — with it, the beige is given the structured precision of a closure that says, without ambiguity, that this is a formal shoe worn with full intention and complete conviction. for the man whose formal wardrobe has always been missing the shoe that makes everything else in it look more italian. available on mrpianik.it at discounts from 60% off boutique retail price. beige leather, lace-up, kiton — italian formal footwear, done with complete conviction.

style	dress shoes

measures	length	width
us 7 - eu 40 - uk 6 (in the sole)	11"	4.15"
us 7.5 - eu 40.5 - uk 6.5 (in the sole)	11.25"	4.25"
us 8 - eu 41 - uk 7 (in the sole)	11.35"	4.25"
us 8.5 - eu 41.5 - uk 7.5 (in the sole)	11.45"	4.25"
us 9 - eu 42 - uk 8 (in the sole)	11.5"	4.25"
us 9.5 - eu 42.5 - uk 8.5 (in the sole)	11.75"	4.25"
us 10 - eu 43 - uk 9 (in the sole)	11.95"	4.35"
us 10.5 - eu 43.5 - uk 9.5 (in the sole)	12"	4.35"
us 11 - eu 44 - uk 10 (in the sole)	12.25"	4.45"
us 12 - eu 45 - uk 11 (in the sole)	12.5"	4.5"