Name: LeatherFoot
Sells: Men’s shoes, shoe care products, bags and accessories
Contact info: 24 Bellair St. Unit 7, 416-967-3668, leatherfoot.com
Hours: M–W, Sa 11–6, Th–F 11–8, Su 12–3
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LeatherFoot specializes in handcrafted leather shoes for men, the kind of investment pieces that a gent will still be wearing forty years from now. The Yorkville shop’s off-the-rack pairs range from $310 for driving shoes by La Cordonnerie Anglaise to $1850 for hand-stained monkstraps by Saint Crispin’s (whose Romanian workshop reportedly produces fewer than 1,300 pairs each year). However, discerning shoppers willing to wait a few months and chip in an extra $200 or more can specify the leather, colour and soles of any shoe in the store, including pairs by England’s Alfred Sargent and Spanish brand Carmina. Finally, the truly shoe-obsessed can order bespoke pairs (starting around $5,000), in which the entire last is made according to the client’s measurements.
Owner Ideyi Chuku and general manager Arne Ben Peterson know their trade and are happy to pontificate on the finer points of caring for leather (the CliffsNotes can be found on their blog ). The shop also carries a full range of shoe care accoutrements, as well as a small collection of leather briefcases and weekend bags by Gaziano & Girling, and suspenders by Albert Thurston —a favourite of both James Bond and Gordon Gecko.
214747 Strand leather briefcase in London tan by Gaziano and Girling, $1,640 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-11.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-11/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-11 0 0
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214746 Gaziano and Girling Bowlly in vintage cedar, $1850 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-10.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-10/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-10 0 0
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214745 La Cordonnerie Anglaise tassel loafer in red suede, $600 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-09.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-09/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-09 0 0
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214744 Saint Crispin's single monk in blue, $1,850 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-08.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-08/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-08 0 0
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214743 Saint Crispin's double monkstrap in green, $1740 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-07.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-07/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-07 0 0
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214742 Carmina Vegano Cuero oxford, $510 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-06.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-06/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-06 0 0
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214741 Madrid chukka by Rider Boot Company, $620 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-05/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-05 0 0
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214738 Large brush kits like this one cost $490; the smaller version is $205 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-02.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-02/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-02 0 0
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214739 Driving shoes by La Cordonnerie Anglaise, $310 (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-03.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-03/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-03 0 0
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214737 The shop carries several models from Rider Boot Company. Shown here: the<br />
Jackson ($670) and the Dundalk ($720) (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-01.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-01/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-01 0 0
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214748 LeatherFoot is the only store in Canada carrying <strong>Saint Crispin’s, Corthay, Alfred Sargent, La Cordonnerie Anglaise, Bertrand Montillet</strong> and <strong>Rider Boot Company</strong> (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-intro/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-intro 0 0
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214740 The small boutique is on Bellair Street, just south of Yorkville Avenue (Image Kayla Rocca) Store Guide: Leatherfoot Store Guide: Leatherfoot https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-04.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/style/toronto-store-guide-leatherfoot/slide/store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-04/ store-guide-leatherfoot-toronto-04 0 0
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