The Equestrian Amber
The Soul of the Piece
Born from British influence reinterpreted for the contemporary street, the fawn suede Storm is a boot with character and warmth. Crafted in Italy from suede in deep amber shades, it asserts its identity with a determined square-toe silhouette and a clean lacing system. Its fawn hue — between orange-brown and burnt caramel — gives it an earthy and luminous presence that black cannot achieve.
Its Place in Your Wardrobe
In a wardrobe built on warm tones, the fawn boot is the missing link. It punctuates outfits in cream, caramel, brown, and khaki with natural chromatic coherence — it belongs with these colors, it is their logical continuation down the silhouette. Its medium heel and adjustable lacing make it a comfortable choice for an autumn day or an evening out. Fawn suede enriches with time, developing a natural patina that makes each pair unique.
Style Notes
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The Autumn Palette: Wear them with a camel coat or raw denim — fawn is the color that effortlessly unifies all earth tones.
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The Material Play: Pair fawn suede with smooth cognac leather or textured wool for a sophisticated interplay of warm materials.
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The Ideal Trousers: Its clean silhouette pairs perfectly with 7/8 length trousers that expose the ankle and reveal the lacing — the fawn shade makes this detail even more visible.
The Craftsmanship: Tanning Warm Hues in Suede
The Italian Blake stitch construction of the fawn Storm is identical to the black version — same precise assembly, same slim profile, same equestrian sole. What fundamentally differs is the color creation process. Black suede is obtained by deep aniline dyeing (a penetrating dye that goes through the entire leather cut), followed by mordanting to permanently fix the color. The fawn hue — these amber shades between ochre and caramel — results from an entirely different process: a natural vegetable tanning where the hue itself emerges from the vegetable tannins used (oak, mimosa, chestnut) rather than being artificially added after tanning. Vegetable tannins slightly oxidize upon contact with air and light, creating natural warm hues that vary depending on the plant source and exposure duration. On suede (the flesh side of the leather), this oxidation phenomenon is even more visible: the exposed napped fibers on the surface absorb light differently depending on their degree of oxidation, creating these changing amber nuances that give fawn its organic depth. The natural patina that this type of leather develops with wear is not a degradation — it is the expression of the material's life, and the mark of shoes that last.
