Art Varsova Nappa Shinny Platform Oxfords S094

Varsovia knows all about starting over, about mixing a hard past with present-day creativity. This shoe captures that energy: understated, solid, but always looking ahead. MOVE ME technology gives you a light, fluid stride, the kind of movement that makes you want to keep going, even when the road changes. For those who turn every step into evolution, Varsovia is adaptable character, strength that reinvents itself.

A curved seam crosses the vamp and splits the shoe into two colours: burgundy toe, black quarters and heel. The Shinny nappa gives them the same level of shine, and that's the interesting part — under street lighting the black reads almost like patent and the burgundy closes up until it looks black too; it takes direct light to separate them and reveal the wine-dark base. The join is clean, with no reinforcements or decorative stitching. Underneath, a thick-profile black unit, a 5 cm block heel and a toothed sidewall that grips wet pavement. A winter derby, sturdy at the base and narrow at the nose.

Who is VARSOVIA 1289 in Black - Burdeos for?

For anyone whose wardrobe is already sorted in black and who wants a point of colour that doesn't take over the whole shoe. It works with a leather jacket and straight trousers, and equally with a dark below-the-knee dress, where the burgundy appears and disappears depending on how you walk. Sizing runs to a 42, so wide feet and long feet both fit. If you're on your feet all day and still want something with shine, this is the one that lasts the shift.

Move Me

Hold the shoe by toe and heel and bend it in your hands: it gives at the ball of the foot, where the sole carries deep grooves aligned with the foot's natural flexion axis. That is MOVE ME. What you notice isn't the first step but the five-thousandth: the less effort the foot spends overcoming the sole, the less tiredness is left at the end of the day. The SoftLight material keeps the weight down despite the depth of the unit.

Materials and construction

Lace closure over four pairs of eyelets, with the tongue stitched at the sides to mid-height: the instep tightens evenly and the foot doesn't slide forward on a downhill stretch. The inside is lined in 100% microfibre, dry to the touch and free of seams that rub at the heel, and the insole is removable if you prefer your own. Cemented construction, SoftLight sole and a 5 cm block heel built into the same piece. The interior is chrome-free tanned. Shinny nappa cleans up with a damp cloth; water marks fade as it dries.

Size guide

Comfort last, wide across the forefoot and close at the heel. Shinny nappa gives very little in width because of the finish, but the laces leave plenty of range for a high instep and for a medium-weight winter sock: take your usual size. The heel holds from the outset and needs no breaking in.