One small mark. That is the whole story.
Sold honestly

One small mark. That is the whole story.

New, unworn shoes with a single cosmetic imperfection, sold at a plainly lower price. Nothing else changes.

£79£160
Free UK next day delivery · Free returns

Why we sell Imperfects at all

A 1919 house does not bin a good shoe over a scuff, and it does not pretend the scuff is not there. We grade it, say so plainly, and price it accordingly.

A mark, not a fault
What imperfect means

A mark, not a fault

Every Imperfect pair is new and unworn with one small cosmetic mark: a scuff from handling, a crease from trying on, a shade of finish that did not pass our first grade. The construction is untouched. Most marks disappear with the first polish; the price difference does not.

Identical underneath
The same shoe

Identical underneath

The Guildhall Imperfect is the same capped Oxford that sells at full price on this site today: the same tan calf, the same construction, the same box. You are paying less for a mark most people will never find.

The Outlet is small on purpose
The rest of the rail

The Outlet is small on purpose

Alongside the Guildhall sit the Wilms derby and the Lucan semi-brogue, each Imperfect for the same honest reason. When a size sells through it is gone: these are graded pairs, not a permanent line.

Condition
New and unworn, one cosmetic mark
Construction
Identical to the full-price shoe
Box and extras
Original, complete
Grading
Inspected and described honestly
Est. 1919
A Northamptonshire house, founded 1919 in the historic home of British shoemaking.
Free next-day delivery
Ordered before 2pm, dispatched the same day, on your doorstep tomorrow.
Returns without the faff
Thirty days, free, with a QR code at the Post Office. No printer, no label, no cost.
Guildhall Capped Oxfords (Imperfect)
The Outlet

Guildhall Capped Oxfords, Imperfect

Free UK next day delivery
£79£160
ColourTan
SizeRuns true to size
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Guildhall Capped Oxfords, Imperfect
£79 · was £160