What makes our own Goodyear welted shoes special?

The market of Goodyear welted shoes has exploded in the last decade, which is great news for those of us who care about good, durable shoes. With the internet and online shopping, there is also more choice for everyone, not just those living in big cities.

The welted construction is one of the most complicated shoe construction methods available. A strip of leather, the welt, is sewn with a stitch, the welt seam, to the shoe's leather insole. The small cavity left inside the shoe is filled with mouldable cork. Then the outsole is sewn onto the welt with a sole stitch, the one you see on the top of the sole edge. You can then easily resole the shoes by just removing the sole stitch, while the basic construction with the welt seam is intact.

We sometimes get questions from new customers who wonder why they should choose shoes from our own brand, before the various competitors that are available with Goodyear welted shoes in the same price range.

What we are usually told is that the main advantage of our shoes is the high, consistent quality of materials, construction and finish. Our factory in Mallorca is very careful and skilful in selecting materials and maintaining standards at all stages of production, and then has a well-functioning quality control. To see this high level in this price range is very unusual, if not unique.

Other things that we often get positive feedback about from those who have bought our Skolyx Goodyear welted shoes are, among other things, the durable city rubber soles that are on all models, and that we have a heel stiffener in leather board that moulds more to the foot and is more comfortable than plastic stiffeners that are still common in this price range.

Order a pair yourself and experience the difference. Below are a few favourites in our range of Skolyx welted shoes, you can find the full collection here.