Vintage Ralph Lauren Country Suede Driving Moccasins, "Twilight"

Navy suede, cream contrast whipstitch, rawhide lace, tan leather insole and lining. Size 8½ B, with the original Polo Country box.

MADE IN U.S.A. is stamped on the shoe itself rather than only on the carton. Ralph Lauren footwear moved offshore, so an American sole is an older marker.

The box says EST. 1967 and the shoe label says EST 1971. Both are true: Ralph Lauren took the Polo name and set up on his own in 1967, and the first Polo store and the womenswear line both arrived in 1971. A Polo-1967 box and a Ralph Lauren-1971 shoe belong together.

Condition: lightly worn, not deadstock. The tan insole is darkened and burnished at the heel and the ball where a foot sat. Better for it.

Suede and leather. Brush with a suede brush, keep them out of the wet, use trees.

One of one. Sold as found.

No returns - as is.