Smart Derbys Men's They sit on a cupsole

They sit on a cupsole with a white sidewall and a warm gum outsole underneath — grippy where it counts

so the foot is held rather than just carried

and it reads as though it means it

cords and a heavy knit

Smart Derbys Men's They sit on a cupsoleOur notes A derby pared right back. Two eyelets, a rounded toe, and a single curved seam sweeping from the lacing down toward the heel that's the whole shoe. The lacing sits almost flush thanks to hidden eyelets set behind the leather, so nothing interrupts the surface, and the facings are cut small and neat rather than the broad flaps a traditional derby carries. The result is something much lighter and more feminine than the word "derby" usually