The Proper Label / A permanent classic

The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe

The ease of an afternoon. The beginning of a story.

The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe in cream leather, seen in profile with a crepe sole and pale laces.
The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe — cream leather.
The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe in burgundy leather, seen in profile with dark laces and a crepe sole.
The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe — burgundy leather.

01 / 2012

The first chapter.

Introduced in 2012, The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe began with an observation: men around the world moving naturally between relaxed and dressed-up moments, without giving up a style of their own.

Camille Tanoh translated that ease into a desert boot for an afternoon that could continue into the evening. A relaxed silhouette, made to move with the person wearing it.

Developed with Hakan Sezer.

Studies in form

Three drawings from the design archive explore different constructions and ways of fastening an ankle boot.

Line drawing of a laced ankle boot in side view
Laced ankle-boot study
Line drawing of a laced ankle boot with stitched sole and cross detail
Stitched-sole ankle-boot study
Line drawing of an ankle boot with crossing straps and a buckle
Cross-strap ankle-boot study
  1. 01Ankle-height profile
  2. 02Single-eyelet fastening
  3. 03Leather laces
  4. 04Crepe sole

02 / Form & detail

A relaxed line.

An ankle-height profile. A single-eyelet fastening. Leather laces and a crepe sole. The design holds its shape with few elements, leaving room for the material to speak.

Handcrafted in Portugal, the early collection paired the familiarity of a chukka with an understated, rounded form.

03 / Material & colour

One shape, different expressions.

The archive records leather and suede versions in the first years, followed by suede, nubuck and leather in the Spring/Summer 2014 preview. Colour changes the character of the shoe while its outline remains recognisable.

Lookbook

The collection, in detail

A Day in the City

A Weekend in the Countryside

Five THE SAMS boots on a white background, one showing its sole
The collection
Black THE SAMS ankle boot in side view
THE SAMS · 001 — Black calf leather
Brown leather THE SAMS ankle boot in side view
THE SAMS · 002 — Burnt brown calf leather
Green suede THE SAMS ankle boot in side view
THE SAMS · 003 — Suede bright green
Red-brown leather THE SAMS ankle boot in side view
THE SAMS · 004 — Pull-up leather, Baton Rouge
Blue suede THE SAMS ankle boot in side view
THE SAMS · 005 — Suede, Blue Pool
Rear view of a brown leather THE SAMS boot, showing seam and sole
THE SAMS · 002 — Rear view
Close-up of a green shoe interior stamped CAMILLE TANOH
Interior detail · CAMILLE TANOH

04 / Encounters

A life beyond the studio.

Camille Tanoh recalls Jean Paul Gaultier wearing The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe for his closing bow at a runway show.

For Spring/Summer 2015, Camille Tanoh also collaborated with the Japanese label nonnative on footwear.

nonnative — Spring/Summer 2015 archive

Jean Paul Gaultier walking onto a runway in dark clothes, with both shoes visible.
Jean Paul Gaultier wearing The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe for his closing bow. Archive supplied by Camille Tanoh.
Crop of the shoes and lower trouser legs from the runway photograph.
The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe — detail from the same archive photograph.

05 / Press

The early record.

Contemporary accounts of the first collection and the years that followed.

Where the story begins.

The Saturday Afternoon Man Shoe holds a permanent place in the Maison’s history. An early expression of ease, proportion and the way an object accompanies a day.