Loafers are timeless shoe classics. The first models were virtually moccasins with a firm sole, later the heel was added. In the 1940s and 1950s, loafers became the preferred footwear of students at American East Coast universities, but their popularity continues to this day - and rightly so, because loafers go with a wide variety of styles and outfits. Astorflex makes this loafer from soft suede leather, which emphasizes its sporty character. Like the leather of the lining and insole, it is vegetable tanned. The insole is padded and removable, and can be replaced with your own insoles if needed. In combination with the crepe sole made of natural rubber, it provides good shock absorption and allows comfortable walking and standing even for many hours.

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.