Give Dad Some Edge and a Little Street Cred

By Pat Leume

Just in time for Father’s day, twenty two shoes, owned by husband and wife design team Chris and Alexandra Silverman, have opened a new outpost a bit north of LA, in San Francisco.

Now, you don’t have to cross the bridge to get dad his fix of hand-crafted, European-made shoes. Whether he’s the rugged outdoorsmen or dapper dude, twenty two shoes has the style you seek to share with him. It’s not about sneakers. twenty two specializes in silhouettes that include pull-up boots with a mod edge, lace-up oxfords with hand-stitched details and comfortable gum-soled loafers.

Take comfort (literally) in the fact that dad can now walk in style, and not in those gnarly man-dals. Handmade in the Le March Region of Italy by fourth generation shoe artisans, the men’s line is crafted from the finest Italians leathers in stained to oil treated finishes and natural-dyed suedes.

In addition to continuing the long-lost art of hand-crafted and artisinal-quality shoes, twenty two shoes is dedicated to the planet, creating the finest leather goods using environmental practices and materials. They use only natural glues, staples and vegetable-based dyes meant diminishing toxins in the environment. And these won’t contribute to landfill, as they are meant to keep Dad on his feet in style for many years.

Now if we can just figure out how mom is going to free up some closet-space.