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Footwear uppers.

Uppers for footwear brands and manufacturers, including those who source uppers on their own. Patterns, materials, closing, waterproofing and closures, delivered ready for your lasting room.

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A pair of hiking-style uppers in tan and grey suede with contrast stitching

Specialised uppers

Specialist upper manufacturing.

Specialist teams for loafer, auto-lacing and waterproof uppers, supplied on their own or behind our own collections.

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Specialised upper

Loafer uppers

Patent, polished and suede leathers, pre-formed on moccasin machinery and delivered with the hardware already set.

A suede and mesh upper with a dial-operated auto-lacing closure and cable guides

Specialised upper

Auto-lacing uppers

Dial, guides and cable routing placed around the shape of your footwear and built into the upper before it leaves us.

Auto-lacing

An operator guiding an upper seam through a seam-sealing machine

Specialised upper

Waterproof uppers

Suitable materials and linings brought together with sealed seams on our own seam-sealing machinery, so water protection starts in the upper.

Waterproof Bootie

From our upper lines

Uppers, closed and
ready to last.

A few of the uppers our teams make for brands and footwear manufacturers: sneakers, boots and cold-weather styles, cut, closed and finished before they leave us.

**Sneaker uppers**Leather, suede and textile sneaker uppers

**Contrast panels**Leather sneaker uppers with contrast panels

**Lamb fur collar**A leather boot upper with a lamb fur collar and twin straps

**Outdoor**A suede hiker upper with contrast lacing

**Low-cut outdoor**A low-cut suede outdoor upper

**Panels and stitching**Close detail of closed sneaker uppers: panels, zips and stitching

Upper constructions

Ready for the bottom
you choose.

Strobel, Stuck-on, Waterproof, Bootie and Auto‑lacing. Five upper capabilities, supplied to you on their own and behind our own footwear collections.

All constructions

Upper constructionStrobel Joined to a flexible insole on dedicated Strobel machinery, for light, flexible footwear.Upper constructionStuck-on Patterns, panels and linings cut around your last and sole profile, for a clean bond.Upper constructionWaterproof Suitable materials, linings and sealed seams, with water protection evaluated on the finished pair.Upper constructionBootie A specialist inner assembly, its shape, materials and seams coordinated with the upper and the fit.Upper constructionAuto-lacing A dial-operated closure, with cable routing built into the upper.

In the making

Specialist machinery
at every step.

Cutting, closing and shaping in-house, with vamp checking and upper passing against your approved sample.

Production and machinery

01
Planning & cutting
AI-assisted planning and dieless cutting from digital patterns.
02
Marking, punching & skiving
Automatic UV marking keeps every panel aligned.
03
Embroidery
Computerised multi-head embroidery in multiple thread colours.
04
Stitching & closing
Automatic stitching, riveting and eyeleting.
05
Specialist seams
Strobel, seam-sealing and welding machines.
06
Pre-forming & shaping
Moccasin pre-forming, 3D crimping and moulding.