TLB Mallorca belt in black leather
Exclusive belt from TLB Mallorca made in the same premium leather as the shoes, excellent to complement your new pair of shoes with. Width is the classic 3 cm, and it's available in many different lengths. Made in French aniline dyed calf leather from the world famous tannery Annonay, with vegetable tanned natural coloured lining. Silver coloured solid brass buckles. Also these belts are made in the small town Inca on Mallorca.
Length is measuret from the outer part of the buckle to the hole in the middle. Either measure around your waist with a pair of trousers on, or from the buckle to the hole you use on a belt you own, to see which length that will suit you best.
Don't forget that also belts in leather need to be cared for, it keeps the leather from dehydrating and increase the lifespan. We recommend Saphir Medaille d'Or Leather Lotion, it goes deep into the material and nourish and protects, at the same time as it doesn't colour off on your clothes.
The Goodyear welted construction method is a relatively advanced way of building shoes that requires a high level of craftsmanship, produces durable shoes that easily can be resoled several times.
Learn all about the Goodyear welted shoe construction in this guide.
Below an image that gives an overview of the construction:
All shoes have leather board heel stiffeners (cheaper brands usually use harder plastic heel stiffeners) which adapt to your feet are used for all our shoes, except TLB Mallorca Artista and Midas which have real leather heel stiffeners, which can conform even better.
Leather:
All Goodyear welted shoes we offer use smooth full grain calf leather, quality embossed calf grain leather or fine calf suede from well-renowned European or American tanneries. Most of the leathers are sourced from Annonay, Du Puy, Ilcea, Zonta, Charles F. Stead or Horween.
Sole:
There are three different types of soles used for the Goodyear welted shoes we sell (under the tab Product details and on the photos you see which are used for respective model).
Leather sole - High quality, durable Super Prime soles vegetable tanned in Italy with among other things chestnut bark. Here the sole stitch is hidden inside a closed channel, a more time consuming operation that gives a cleaner look.
Thin rubber sole - A so-called city rubber sole with a slim profile just like a leather sole, with a rubber composition that offers good grip and excellent durability.
Rubber sole - In most cases these are Vibram's praised Eton studded rubber soles, which has a rubber compound that also can handle minus degrees, are comfortable yet highly durable.