Alden x Brogue Torii Tassel Loafers

Features:-Aberdeen Last-Black Scotch Grain Calf / Vegano Tan Calf-Leisure II Light Weight Rubber Sole-Goodyear Welted-Made in USA The Alden Shoe Company invented the tassel loafer after World War II at the request of Paul Lukas, who was a well-known and debonair actor. Mr. Lukas, who appeared in films like "The Lady Vanishes" and "Watch on the Rhine," asked custom shoemakers in New York and Los Angeles to devise a version of a shoe he had brought from Europe that had little fringed tassels on the ends of the laces. The two shoemakers both showed the design to the Alden company, which drastically modified it, using the tassels as ornaments on a moccasin-style shoe. The earliest tasseled loafers were two-toned (usually with white top panels), and they were originally popular in Hollywood. The classic style was first produced in 1952. In 1957, Brooks Brothers added a version of Alden's shoe to its stores, fixing the tasseled loafer's image as the shoe of the country-club set.   Please re