MEN'S SHOES|grid|Men's|Collection|Using only the finest calf leathers from the leading tanneries of Europe, Crockett & Jones shoes are individually crafted on lasts designed to produce the best possible fitting characteristics. Each pair takes up to eight weeks to manufacture in a labour-intensive process involving over 200 highly skilled operations.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-new-season-aw24-denver_600x.jpg?v=1725900246@SALE--mens|default|Summer|Sale|The Crockett & Jones Summer Sale is now available online and in-store with up to 35% off a selection of shoes & boots.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-summer-sale-2024-mens_600x.jpg?v=1719060843@NEW SEASON--mens|default|New Season|Collection|Crockett & Jones’s more classic approach to design has paved the way for world recognised English style. With heritage and expertise coursing through the veins of our Northampton based craftsmen and women, our new collections are designed, developed and made to the highest possible standards in our Northampton shoe factory.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-new-season-aw24-donegal_600x.jpg?v=1725900172@Riviera Collection--mens|default|Riviera|COLLECTION|Inspired and named after the French Riviera. A European styled collection of soft, summer-weight Loafers, that benefit from more than just a fine eye for style.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-mens-riviera-collection-aw24-nice_600x.jpg?v=1725900141@25th Retail Anniversary Collection--mens|default|25th Years|ON JERMYN STREET|13th September 1997, the day on which we opened our first Crockett & Jones retail shop at 69 Jermyn Street, is a particularly memorable event in the annals of Crockett & Jones.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-mens-25-retail-collection_600x.jpg?v=1653325472@The Icons--mens|default|The Icons|...Timeless|Today, our products and their names have become icons, personalities even. They don’t just have relevance, they have become reference points of value and quality – recognisable from Crockett & Jones.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-the-icons-2_600x.jpg?v=1632491167@Main Collection--mens|default|Main|Collection|The Main Collection of Crockett & Jones footwear encompasses a broad range of classic and contemporary styles for men. The assortment of leather and rubber soled shoes and boots are constructed with durable uppers from the finest European leathers including: aniline calf, suede and country grains. This collection presents a wide variety of choice for business, formal and casual wear.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-main-collection-09-03-2023_600x.jpg?v=1678376269@Hand Grade Collection--mens|default|Hand Grade|Collection|This unique collection of styles from Crockett & Jones represents the art of shoemaking at its highest level. Asymmetric lasts, shaped to the natural contours of the foot, gives exceptional fitting qualities. Uppers, cut from the finest calf skins with a supple tannage, provide glove-like comfort. They are hand finished to the highest level in a process which lasts up to 10 weeks.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-handgrade-collection-09-03-2023_600x.jpg?v=1678376268@Shell Cordovan--mens|default|Shell Cordovan|Collection|The Shell Cordovan used by Crockett & Jones is both unique and exclusive. A traditional and lengthy process of specialist vegetable tanning, hand dyeing and finishing produces the distinctive strong fibre structure and rich shiny texture of Cordovan leather.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-cordovan-collection-09-03-2023_600x.jpg?v=1678376268@Calf Collection--mens|default|Calf|Collection|Our Calf leather shoes are made from European calf skins from the finest tanneries. A strong tannage will ensure that this leather age well.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-calf-collection-09-03-2023_600x.jpg?v=1678373892@Grain Collection--mens|default|Grain|Collection|Our embossed grain leathers are made from European calf skins with a special tannage, which keeps them supple but strong.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-grain-collection-09-03-2023_600x.jpg?v=1678373892@Rough-Out Suede Collection--mens|default|Rough-Out Suede|COLLECTION|Our Rough-Out Suede is a tough suede with wax treatment on the surface, which gives it its rugged character and good water resistance.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-ros-collection-09-03-2023_600x.jpg?v=1678373892@Suede Collection--mens|default|Suede|Collection|Our Main Collection suede leathers are strong, durable and offer excellent comfort.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-suede-collection-09-03-2023_600x.jpg?v=1678373892@Unlined Styles--mens|default|Unlined|Shoes & Boots|Our unlined construction process increases flexibility, breathability and comfort, without compromising quality. By utilising only the highest quality leathers with substance that will hold up to years of wear with ease. Unlined styles are perfect for the warmer summer months.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-unlined-collection-09-03-2023_600x.jpg?v=1678373892@Winter Style Scottish Pursuits, pt1--mens|default|Winter Style|SCOTTISH PURSUITS PT1|This year, the outstanding landscape that forms the Scottish Trossachs provided the perfect playground for our new Autumn Winter collection.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-scottish-pursuits-collection-aw24-islay-ros_600x.jpg?v=1725900085@Winter Style Scottish Pursuits, Pt2--mens|default|Winter Style|SCOTTISH PURSUITS PT2|Revisiting the stunning vistas overlooking the Firth of Clyde to the Isle of Arran, Crockett & Jones takes to the great outdoors for its new Autumn / Winter collection.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-new-season-aw24-cardigan-ros_600x.jpg?v=1725899521@Winter Style Icelandic Endeavour--mens|default|Winter Style|Icelandic Endeavour|For Autumn Winter 2022, Crockett & Jones embarked upon a journey north. Taking five new styles to the land of fire and ice, we put them through their paces across the breathtaking Icelandic terrain.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-new-season-denver-dark-brown-aw24_600x.jpg?v=1725900059@Ultimate Winter Boots--mens|default|Ultimate|Winter Boots|Crockett & Jones prides itself on producing some of the finest shoes & boots in the world, but there is a side to C&J that is becoming more well-known...|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-ultimate-winter-boots-stock-aw24_600x.jpg?v=1725900036@The Black Editions--mens|default|The Black Editions|Collection|We present to you a concept never seen before from Crockett & Jones. An over-sized, ‘Cleated’ rubber sole is showcased using a selection of contemporary black leathers. ‘The Black Editions’ is an audacious collection of English footwear, influenced by Japanese style.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-mens-the-black-editions-collection-aw21-2_600x.jpg?v=1632491493@Unstructured Collection--mens|default|Unstructured Collection|SUPERFLEX Sole|Further refining our unlined construction process with a trio of loafers, we have created our first ever UNSTRUCTURED collection. New additions SALCOMBE, SEATON & SOUTHPORT. All styles are Goodyear welted, made in our own Northampton factory.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-mens-unstructured-collection-salcombe-ss22_600x.jpg?v=1646650944@Waterfront Collection--mens|default|Waterfront|Collection|The Waterfront Collection consists of two new styles. The first is a footwear category yet to feature in the Crockett & Jones collection. The second is a more relaxed take on a somewhat popular category.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-mens-waterfront-collection-SS24-falmouth_600x.jpg?v=1710346565@Ivy League Style--mens|default|Ivy League Style|AN ODE TO HERITAGE|Crockett & Jones is relaunching its own sporty, plain front, 5-eyelet Derby… Cornell, an Ivy League Blucher! These are typically broad in the toe, featuring top eyelets.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-mens-ivy-league-collection-aw24-penn_600x.jpg?v=1725900106@James Bond, No Time To Die--mens|default|No Time To Die|James Bond|Crockett & Jones proudly announces its official partnership with EON productions, the makers of the James Bond films. Crockett & Jones have previously worked with the 007 filmmakers on Skyfall, Spectre and the forthcoming film No Time To Die.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-nttd-james-bond-aw24_600x.jpg?v=1725899984@James Bond, Goldfinger--mens|default|60th Anniversary|GOLDFINGER|Crockett & Jones and 007 film maker EON Productions announce an exclusive collaboration celebrating the 60th Anniversary of GOLDFINGER.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-goldfinger-james-bond_600x.jpg?v=1730131788@Loafers--mens|default|Loafers|Penny, Tassel...|Loafers have grown from strength to strength over recent years and are the most casual style available from a Goodyear-welted shoemaker such as Crockett & Jones. Today, we have an extensive collection available in Calf, Suede and Grain in both ‘Lined’ and ‘Unlined’ forms.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-loafers_600x.jpg?v=1614741385@All Boots--mens|default|Boots|Derby, Chelsea, Chukka...|The Crockett & Jones boot collection has grown considerably over recent years. Diverse in style and material there are few situations where a pair of Crockett & Jones Boots cannot be worn! This comprehensive collection covers a wide variety of boot styles.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-boots_600x.jpg?v=1614741385@Derby Boots--mens|default|Derby Boots|Cap Toe, Brogue...|The most popular of all the boot styles, a Derby boot is a fully lined, high leg and all together, more substantial boot.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-derby-boots-2_600x.jpg?v=1632491135@Chelsea Boots--mens|default|Chelsea Boots|Suede, Calf, Grain...|Expert pattern cutting, and shoemaking of the highest order, means Crockett & Jones makes some of the finest Chelsea boots on offer today.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-chelsea-boots-2_600x.jpg?v=1632491262@Chukka Boots--mens|default|Chukka Boots|Two eyelet, Three eyelet|It is believed that a Chukka boot has both a sporting and a military heritage. A Chukka boot (or Desert boot) is constructed using three pieces of outer material|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-chukka-boots-2_600x.jpg?v=1632491291@Oxfords--mens|default|Oxfords|Toe Cap, Semi-Brogue...|The most easily recognisable of all classic styles, is the elegant English Oxford, synonymous among the English shoemakers. A formal style that dates back over two hundred years, it is thought to have been named by the students at Oxford University.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-oxfords_600x.jpg?v=1614741385@Derbys--mens|default|Derbys|Brogue, Split Toe...|Derby shoes are possibly the most versatile of all shoe styles, bridging the gap between smart and smart casual wear with ease. Available in great variety, the Derby is also considered to be more comfortable to wear for longer periods of time.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-derbys_600x.jpg?v=1614741385@Monk Straps--mens|default|Monk Straps|Single, Double...|Unbeknown to many, a Monk strap style hosts similar fitting qualities and construction to a Derby. You could think of a Monk style as a ‘modern day’ Derby, of sorts. With open quarters, and a whole cut vamp and tongue, Monk straps (single and double buckle) are remarkably comfortable on the foot.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-monk-straps_600x.jpg?v=1614741385@Velvet Slippers--mens|default|Velvet Slippers|Plain Albert, Embroidered...|The development of the Albert Slipper coincided with the fashion of men wearing smoking jackets at the turn of the century. It is generally agreed that the style was named after Queen Victoria’s consort Prince Albert. Today however, times are very different but the velvet slipper remain as popular as ever.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-slippers_600x.jpg?v=1614741464@Driving Shoes--mens|default|Driving Shoes|Elise, Exige...|These soft, unstructured and ultra-comfortable loafers / moccasins were made famous by the Italians in the 1960s. They are typically adorned during the warm summer months, and are often available in bright colours and soft suedes.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-mens-driving-shoes_cb68536a-098e-4c68-9fb7-d359cfb175af_600x.jpg?v=1614741548@WOMEN'S SHOES|grid|Women's|Collection|With a long-standing heritage of producing low heeled shoes for Women, dating back to 1920, the new Women's Collection has been developed in-house with quality, comfort and feminine elegance in mind. Encompassing Loafers, Oxfords, Derbys, Monk Strap and Boots.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-womens-collection-all_2_600x.jpg?v=1631525358@SALE--womens|default|Summer|Sale|The Crockett & Jones Summer Sale is now available online and in-store with up to 35% off a selection of shoes & boots.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-summer-sale-2024-womens_600x.jpg?v=1719060902@Women's Collection--womens|default|Women's|Collection|With a long-standing heritage of producing low heeled shoes for Women, dating back to 1920, the new Women's Collection has been developed in-house with quality, comfort and feminine elegance in mind. Encompassing Loafers, Oxfords, Derbys, Monk Strap and Boots.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-womens-collection_600x.jpg?v=1614741466@The Icons--womens|default|The Icons|...Timeless|Today, our products and their names have become icons, personalities even. They don’t just have relevance, they have become reference points of value and quality – recognisable from Crockett & Jones.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-womens-boots_600x.jpg?v=1614741549@Calf Collection--womens|default|Calf|Collection|Our Calf leather shoes are made from European calf skins from the finest tanneries. A strong tannage will ensure that this leather age well.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-womens-calf-collection_600x.jpg?v=1670258743@Grain Collection--womens|default|Grain|Collection|Our embossed grain leathers are made from European calf skins with a special tannage, which keeps them supple but strong.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-womens-grain-collection_600x.jpg?v=1670258743@Suede Collection--womens|default|Suede|Collection|Our Main Collection suede leathers are strong, durable and offer excellent comfort.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-womens-suede-collection_600x.jpg?v=1670258743@New Season--womens|default|New Season|Collection|Crockett & Jones’s more classic approach to design has paved the way for world recognised English style. With heritage and expertise coursing through the veins of our Northampton based craftsmen and women, our new collections are designed, developed and made to the highest possible standards in our Northampton shoe factory.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-womens-new-season-collection-aw21_2_600x.jpg?v=1631525177@Boots--womens|default|Boots|Chelsea, Lace-up...|The Crockett & Jones boot collection has grown considerably over recent years. Diverse in style and material there are few situations where a pair of Crockett & Jones Boots cannot be worn! This comprehensive collection covers a wide variety of boot styles.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-womens-the-icons_600x.jpg?v=1614741549@Loafers--womens|default|Loafer|Tassel, Fringe...|Loafers have grown from strength to strength over recent years and are the most casual style available from a Goodyear-welted shoemaker such as Crockett & Jones. Today, we have an extensive collection available in Calf, Suede and Grian in both ‘Lined’ and ‘Unlined’ forms.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-womens-loafer_600x.jpg?v=1614741549@Oxfords--womens|default|Oxfords|Toe Cap, Semi-Brogue...|The most easily recognisable of all classic styles, is the elegant English Oxford, synonymous among the English shoemakers. A formal style that dates back over two hundred years, it is thought to have been named by the students at Oxford University.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-womens-oxford_600x.jpg?v=1614741549@Derbys--womens|default|Derbys|Town, Country...|Derby shoes are possibly the most versatile of all shoe styles, bridging the gap between smart and smart casual wear with ease. Available in great variety, the Derby is also considered to be more comfortable to wear for longer periods of time.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-womens-derby_600x.jpg?v=1614741549@Monk Straps--womens|default|Monk Straps|Single, Double...|Unbeknown to many, a Monk strap style hosts similar fitting qualities and construction to a Derby. You could think of a Monk style as a ‘modern day’ Derby, of sorts. With open quarters, and a whole cut vamp and tongue, Monk straps (single and double buckle) are remarkably comfortable on the foot.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-womens-monk_600x.jpg?v=1614741549@Velvet Slippers--womens|default|Velvet Slippers|Plain Albert, Embroidered...|The development of the Albert Slipper coincided with the fashion of men wearing smoking jackets at the turn of the century. It is generally agreed that the style was named after Queen Victoria’s consort Prince Albert. Today however, times are very different but the velvet slipper remain as popular as ever.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-womens-slippers_600x.jpg?v=1614741549@Evening Wear Collection--mens|default|Evening Shoes|A Patented Evening|With a long-standing history of producing Patent shoes that dates back as long as Patent leather itself, we know a thing or two about quality.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-collection-mens-a-patented-evening-aw24_600x.jpg?v=1727273212@Unlined Styles--womens|default|Unlined|Shoes & Boots|Our unlined construction process increases flexibility, breathability and comfort, without compromising quality. By utilising only the highest quality leathers with substance that will hold up to years of wear with ease. Unlined styles are perfect for the warmer summer months.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-styles-womens-unlined_600x.jpg?v=1627032336@ACCESSORIES|grid|Belts & Accessories|Collection|The Accessories Collection consists of essential shoe care products that if used regularly, will ensure your Crockett & Jones shoes age well over time. The Belt Collection is made from skins chosen from the very best tanneries in Europe which are specially dyed to exactly complement our footwear.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-belts-all-2_600x.jpg?v=1614741587@Calf--belts|default|Calf|Belt|The Crockett & Jones Belt Collection is made from skins chosen from the very best tanneries in Europe which are specially dyed to exactly complement our footwear. Each belt is fully lined, expertly stitched and has a hand-finished buckle of the highest quality.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-belts-all-2_600x.jpg?v=1614741587@Suede--belts|default|Suede|Belts|The Crockett & Jones Belt Collection is made from skins chosen from the very best tanneries in Europe which are specially dyed to exactly complement our footwear. Each belt is fully lined, expertly stitched and has a hand-finished buckle of the highest quality.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-belts-all-2_600x.jpg?v=1614741587@Grain--belts|default|Grain|Belts|The Crockett & Jones Belt Collection is made from skins chosen from the very best tanneries in Europe which are specially dyed to exactly complement our footwear. Each belt is fully lined, expertly stitched and has a hand-finished buckle of the highest quality.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-belts-all-2_600x.jpg?v=1614741587@Shell Cordovan--belts|default|Shell Cordovan|Belts|The Crockett & Jones Belt Collection is made from skins chosen from the very best tanneries in Europe which are specially dyed to exactly complement our footwear. Each belt is fully lined, expertly stitched and has a hand-finished buckle of the highest quality.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-belts-all-2_600x.jpg?v=1614741587@Woven Calf--belts|default|Woven Calf|Belt|The Crockett & Jones Belt Collection is made from skins chosen from the very best tanneries in Europe which are specially dyed to exactly complement our footwear. Each belt is fully lined, expertly stitched and has a hand-finished buckle of the highest quality.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-belts-all-2_600x.jpg?v=1614741587@Rough-Out Suede--belts|default|Rough-Out Suede|Belt|The Crockett & Jones Belt Collection is made from skins chosen from the very best tanneries in Europe which are specially dyed to exactly complement our footwear. Each belt is fully lined, expertly stitched and has a hand-finished buckle of the highest quality.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-belts-all-2_2e7ab457-a0d9-4a86-92f9-c453f9aec276_600x.jpg?v=1614743625@Socks-acc|default|Socks|COLLECTION|Our new socks collection, from the London Sock Company, combines contemporary classics with a splash of colour. The new additions are comfortable, durable and stylish.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-accessories-socks_600x.jpg?v=1667567547@Saphir Medaille d'Or--acc|default|Saphir|Medaille d'Or|Crockett & Jones only uses the highest quality components combined with the most skilled craftsmanship - a successful recipe for producing beautiful handmade shoes that represent excellent value for your investment. Proper care and maintenance of your shoes will help to ensure their longevity in wear.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-accessories-medaille-dor_065f75a0-dba8-4e96-85b3-47eae99d0fd4_600x.jpg?v=1614741588@Shoe Care Kits--acc|default|Shoe Care Kits|Perfect For Travel|Crockett & Jones shoe care kits come with a variety of shoe care products in a, zip up, leather holdall. Proper care and maintenance of your shoes will help to ensure their longevity in wear.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-accessories-shoe-kit_600x.jpg?v=1614741588@Shoe Trees--acc|default|Shoe Trees|Aid Drying & Reduce Creasing|Shoe Trees are an extremely important part of caring for your Crockett & Jones shoes. Shoe trees have excellent moisture absorbency, gradually dry your shoes from the inside and reduce creasing of the vamp.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-accessories-shoe-tree_13d09d98-55f7-4f5b-99c9-e713cf39e156_600x.jpg?v=1614741588@Shoe Brushes--acc|default|Shoe Brushes|Polishing & Buffing|To properly care for your Crockett & Jones shoes, you should use two or three different brushes. Shoe brushes should be used to remove dust and light dirt from your shoes, whilst you keep others separate for the removal of excess polish after application.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-accessories-shoe-brush_600x.jpg?v=1614741588@Polishing Mitt--acc|default|Polishing Mitt|The Final Buff|A glove like design, made using our high quality dark brown calf suede and genuine lamb’s wool, produces the perfect accessory to give your calf and grain shoes its ‘perfect’ final buff.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-accessories-polishing-mitt_600x.jpg?v=1639646049@Shoe Horns--acc|default|Shoe Horns|Essential|Shoe Horns are equally as important as Shoe Trees & Polish when caring for your Crockett & Jones shoes. A Shoe Horn provides a smooth surface to easily slip your foot into your shoes and thus reducing damage to the heel of your shoes, particularly loafers.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-accessories-shoe-horn_600x.jpg?v=1614741588@Shoe Bags--acc|default|Shoe & Boot Bags|Protection|Shoe Bags should be used to store your shoes to protect them from dust, scratches and light, especially whilst travelling.|//www.crockettandjones.com/cdn/shop/files/menu-accessories-shoe-bag_600x.jpg?v=1639646049@Laces--acc|default|Shoe & Boot Laces|Replacements|Over time, laces can become frayed and unsightly. 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TGJ - Inside the Factory

Words by Crockett & Jones
How the 140-year-old shoemaker has survived — and thrived — in this toughest of years
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You can keep your beanbags and your beers on tap; spare me your breakout spaces and your nap pods and your dress down fridays. Crockett & Jones is a real place of work — a whirring, hammering, laughing, clicking, stitching, stretching, buckling, living factory; a stalwart from a previous era that has big plans for the next one. There are more than 250 employees here, and over 140 years of history. And when you stand on the balcony above the shoe room, you begin to realise why a properly-made shoe is quite so special.

But the last year has been a tough time for any business — let alone one that needs its team members to be working hand-in-hand, shoulder-to-shoulder every single day.
There’s a dizzying cascade of processes, skills and hunches that go into each pair of shoes at Crockett & Jones. So many hands, so many minds, so many hours of thought. You can’t build a brogue over a Zoom call. You can’t cut a leather skin from home. But it would take more than a global pandemic to knock this place off course. At the end of August, we visited the storied Crockett & Jones factory in Northampton to discover just how this place has survived (and sometimes thrived) in the trickiest of years — and met the people who make the place tick.

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“Unprecedented — that’s the word,” begins Nick Jones, the production director at the Perry Street factory and a Jones family member. “I’m 69, and in my life I’ve never seen anything like it. But this workforce has been phenomenal. Throughout the lock down, I can count on one hand the problems we’ve had through the 250-person workforce. We’ve helped them out, and they’ve helped me. We’re trying our best to get through a crisis, and, touch wood, we’re succeeding.”

The toughest bit, Nick explains, is the sheer uncertainty. “I’ve farmed all my life — and we plan ahead,” he says. “The last few months, my brother and I have sat down for hours and hours planning. And everytime we make a plan for the next month, we don’t know where it’s going to be. We are dependent on sales coming from retail — we’re down 61% last week. Today we’re driving out orders, rushing around to get stuff out to Japan. But by next month, we might not have any. It’s very difficult.”

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But you can’t keep Nick down for long. He is an infectiously enthusiastic person — a born optimist with a mischievous smile and a playful spring in his step. “It’s rewarding — always immensely rewarding working here. We’ve had tough days, we’ve had tears, and we’ve had laughter. And we get through it.”

“Whatever you do in life, you’ve got to be positive,” Nick continues. “I say to people I employ: ‘keep a smile on your face. You’ve got to stay happy.’ It’s all about knowing people, working together, and actually staying positive.”

That unique atmosphere comes down, in no small part, to the fact that this is still at its heart a family-run business. “It makes an enormous difference. I’m in a position where I can do things. I can make decisions and I don’t have to hang about.” There is a relaxed rigour here, too — an acute expertise leavened by a sense of camaraderie and good fun. It’s notable that so many of the team members bring their family members into the business, too — you’ll often see brothers, sisters, cousins working side by side on the factory floor. “It’s a family tradition” says Dan, the assistant leather buyer at the factory at one point during our tour. “My dad has been in the shoe industry since he left school, and he’s still here now.” Many companies these days like to boast, sometimes disingenuously, that they are ‘one big family.’ Crockett & Jones is the real deal.

“I’ve stood on that balcony up there since I was this tall,” Nick Jones says. “And I’m very proud. I don’t want this to go. And it won’t go. My son’s here, my nephew, my niece — so we’ve got to go forward. From the early seventies, when we were struggling, we’ve built up reserves. And they have carried us through this.”

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Chay Cooper is the factory manager here, and one of the key orchestrators of that ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ ethos. He’s the Phil Knight of Northampton — what he doesn’t know about handmade English shoes isn’t worth knowing. “It’s really hard to put your finger on what makes this place so special. It’s like a recipe with numerous ingredients,” he says. “I think a family company is a nice place to work. It’s a fantastic atmosphere.”

“But something that makes this company really special are the lasts,” explains Chay. “The variety of lasts that we have is unbelievably good. We’ve got thousands downstairs — it’s like a library. They are predominantly all still in use, which means we have thousands of different styles here. It means we can work on a style that hasn’t been seen in decades, and bring that last back out into production.”

And the production, of course, is everything. It’s impossible to capture in words the journey that a single shoe undertakes on the factory floor. You need all five senses, and a good three hours, to understand the particular brand of magic that goes on up there on Perry Street: the warm tang of the leather skins; the hiss and fire of the piston press; the burnished sheen of an Oxford toe cap. “When I first came into Crockett & Jones a while ago, I said to my father in law ‘you really need to tell people about this’”, explains James Fox, who heads up the marketing here.

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“I got onboard because I just felt so passionately about the people that work on the factory floor,” says James. “I did not know that this still went on in the UK, and that a product like a Goodyear welted shoe was still being handmade. Then when I really got under the skin of the industry, and realised how few factories are left, I couldn’t help but feel that passion, that energy.”

For Jonathan Jones, the Managing Director at the very top of the business, it all comes down to the people on the ground. “In any business, continuity of employment is a key issue. We’ve had very little short term workers. The shoe trade has always been very big in Northampton, so a lot of our people have parents who have worked in the industry before. So there’s a kind of natural progression. There’s always been a good deal of respect between the family running the business and the employees, and there’s contact. Our business is not so big that you don’t have that visibility. Skilled craftspeople like that kind of contact. We don’t have the business people sitting in offices — that’s too distant.”

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Shoemaking, of course, is in Jonathan’s blood. “I’ve been here since the 1980s, and done a lot of different things in the business,” he says. “It’s not just shoes — it’s the contacts, the customers, all the different markets. You build up a certain knowledge of expertise — whether it be sourcing leather, or shoe design. And it’s always interesting working with high quality materials.”

That ingrained understanding of the business, at every level, means Crockett & Jones is a difficult ship to blow off course. What struck me most, during the visit, is the sheer respect and love for shoes that defines every worker, from the pattern cutters to the clickers to the closers to the inspectors. They really know their eggs, in other words. If God is in the details, then this place is a cathedral. “Of course, the more you get into it, the more interesting it all becomes,” concludes Jonathan. “you’re continuously learning, even if you’ve been here a long time. And you then want to pass it all on to the next generation, and the next one.” Pandemic or not, one suspects there will be many more of these to come.

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