Highlights taken directly from the company website for the HUBBARD FREE OXFORDS:
- Full glove-leather lining delivers buttery soft feel and eliminates pressure points.
- Custom Vibram® soles put a spring in your stride and provide all day support.
- Lightweight Kevlar® shank provides sturdy arch support.
- Triple-Density memory foam insole, topped in silky smooth leather. Easily removed if you wish to use your own orthotics or need to replace.
Easily resoled for years of comfort.
- Designed in Mill Valley, CA. Handcrafted in Portugal.
SIZING: Our Hubbard Free was designed to give you a generous fit with plenty of room for your toes. If this is your first pair of Hubbards, you'll likely find them true to size.
STORY: We call this shoe the Hubbard Free not because we give them away but because of how they make you feel when wearing them. These shoes are designed for the active lifestyle. Superb comfort is achieved by the soft upper leathers, the glove-leather linings, the light and springy Vibram soles and the memory-foam cushioned insoles which many consider the best in the shoe industry. The one-piece vamp (front part of the shoe) means there are no seams in the critical points of contact with your feet. The ankle area is designed with what we call ‘a hidden padded collar’. This creates a very soft point of contact with the ankle without the bulky, padded look of a running shoe. The performance elements of the Hubbard Free are inspired by athletic shoes, but the look is a classic leather shoe.
Other Features include:
- Anatomical last simulates the natural shape of the foot, allowing the foot to lie naturally inside the shoe so the toes are not cramped
- Generous last will accommodate custom orthotics
- Fully leather lined, lining is 'hung' inside the shoe rather than glued for superior breathability
- Cooler than a fabric lined shoe because there is low friction, which causes heat build up
- Stitch Down Construction: Secure and durable attachment method designed for resoling
- Foot rests on a stable platform because the upper is stitched to the insole board
- A small air space along the edge of the insole allows the shoe to breathe and stay cool
- Morflex Sole (Vibram): Developed’ by a partnership between Hubbard and Vibram in Italy
- The material is only available from the Vibram company in Italy which was a primary consideration for making the shoes in Europe and not in Asia
- Provides terrific shock absorption
- Has bounciness for a 'spring in your stride'
- SACH Heel / Toe Spring
- Approximately 30% lighter than competing shoes
- Maximum stability
- Triple Density Comfort Insole: Three different densities with impact foam at heel
- Heat molded EVA creates a semi rigid heel cup which cradles and positions the foot accurately in the shoe
- Made of antimicrobial Poron material
- Memory foam for the whole length of the insole
- Topped with vegetable tanned leather to absorb moisture and keep the shoe dry
- Perforations and air channels help air circulate
- Texon Midsole: Provides lateral stability
- Lightweight Kevlar shank under the arch
- Leather: Hard to source, hand selected from the best of multiple European tanneries
This
sale is final (i.e., no refunds), so please check all pictures and ask
me any questions you might have before buying. I am not responsible if
an item arrives damaged. My items will be packaged well and in the exact
condition you see in the pictures and described in the listing. If it
arrives any other way, then it occurred during the shipping process and I
will not be held responsible for that.
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