Footwear Care

We have a new delivery of Saphir Medaille d'Or & La Cordonniere Anglaise in New Zealand.

Saphir Medaille d'Or is an exclusive premium line by French-manufacturer AVEL, Medaille d'Or is widely accepted to take the best possible care of fine shoes and leather accessories.

The line accounts its origins back to the 1925 Paris International Fair, where it won a gold medal. It is widely considered to be the best collection of shoe care products in the world and is recommended and used by some of the most prestigious luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, John Lobb and Hermes.

Its hallmark is an absolute commitment to using only the highest-quality ingredients available in the concentrated, time-honored formulations in its products. Most importantly, the Saphir cream polishes and Saphir wax polishes do not contain any harmful silicones or petrol products commonly found in ordinary shoe polishes.

La Cordonniere Anglaise or “ The English Shoemaker” has been hand making Leather and Wood products in France since 1885. They are renowned for the best crafted and beautiful shoe shine accessories in the world.

Their shoe polishing brushes and daubers are carved from rosewood and they use premium leathers on all their products.

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