Men's Flats

A loafer has no laces to take up slack, so the topline sets the fit. It should hold the instep without pinching, with about a centimetre of room in front of the longest toe. A little heel slip when new is normal in an unlined shoe, as the leather relaxes and moulds with wear. Because most loafers are cut on a longer, sleeker last, many men take half a size down from their sneaker size.

The vamp tells you. A penny loafer carries a leather saddle strap with a cut-out slot across the top of the foot. A bit loafer replaces that strap with a metal snaffle, which dresses the shoe up. A driving shoe is not really a loafer at all: it has an unstructured upper and rubber pebbles set into a flexible sole that wraps up the back of the heel, built for a pedal rather than a pavement.

Yes. Every piece DIHSAN sells is the brand's own — genuine designer product, with the maker's hardware, stamping and markings intact. Nothing is a reproduction or a licensed imitation.

No. Duties are included on every DIHSAN order, and US orders include taxes as well.

Yes. Eligible flat shoes can go back within 14 days of the ship date, for store credit rather than cash, and shipping charges are non-refundable. Items discounted 70% or more — plus swimwear, intimates, and limited-release styles at any discount — are final sale.