Loafers are timeless shoe classics that became the preferred footwear of students at American East Coast universities in the 1940s and 1950s. Their popularity remains unbroken to this day - and quite rightly so, as loafers go with a wide variety of styles and outfits. Astorflex makes these loafers from soft suede calfskin. The lining and insole are made from vegetable-tanned buffalo leather. The padded insole is removable and can be replaced with your own insoles if required. The outsole is made of durable cowhide with rubber inserts, which provides grip on most urban surfaces on which such shoes are usually worn.

The beginnings of Astorflex date back to the 19th century. After the First World War, the descendants of the shoemaking family founded the company "Fratelli Travenzoli" in Castel d'Ario, a small shoemaking town in the province of Mantua (Lombardy). From then on, the Travenzolis specialized in making shoes using the "ideal method", in which a visible seam joins the upper material to the insole, making the shoes particularly flexible, hard-wearing and durable. Today, the fate of Astorflex lies in the hands of Fabio Travenzoli, who consistently uses high-quality natural materials in production. First-class Italian leather is used for the uppers, in particular from master tanneries in Tuscany. The lining and insoles are made of soft calfskin, vegetable-tanned in a decoction of oak bark and mimosa. The outsoles are mainly made of natural rubber and only water-based adhesives are used. Astorflex has dedicated itself entirely to "good shoes", as the addition "La scarpa buona" in the shoe manufacturer's logo promises.

The outsole may leave colored marks on the shoe or floor due to abrasion.