Kids Derbys
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A smart black Derby for school and beyond, made for small feet and real days. It's a proper lace-up with the clean, classic lines of a grown-up shoe, scaled down — sharp enough for the school run and assemblies, tough enough for the playground, and ready for a party or a special occasion when one comes up.
They're made in our Italian bio-based vegan leather (62–66% plant-origin materials), soft and breathable with a neat, structured finish that holds its shape, and laced up the classic way through metal eyelets with extra-strong laces (100% recycled polyester) and metal lace tips. The fit is slightly wider with generous room inside, giving growing feet space to move and room to grow into.
Underneath, a flexible TR outsole with a light tread gives grip and lets little feet bend and move as they should, and inside a cushioned, memory-foam-topped insole keeps them comfortable and supported from morning to night. Handmade in small batches in a family-owned factory in Portugal.
- Upper
- Italian bio-based vegan leather (62–66% plant-origin materials)
- Lining
- Portuguese vegan suede (100% PU) – soft and comfortable against the foot, with a breathable suede texture that helps keep feet fresh
- Insole
- Cushioned layered insole – a soft memory foam top layer over a recycled PU base (20% recycled PU) cut to fit the shoe
- Outsole
- Flexible TR outsole with a light tread for grip
- Laces
- Long, extra-strong laces (100% recycled polyester), with metal lace tips (100% zamak — a durable zinc alloy)
- Shank
- Steel shank for stability and support through the arch
- Hardware
- Metal eyelets and lace tips — both 100% zamak (a durable zinc alloy)
- Construction
- Mounted (cemented) construction – the upper is lasted to shape and the outsole bonded directly underneath. The most widely used construction method in footwear, it gives a clean, flexible build, though the outsole isn't easily resoled
- Water Resistance
- Water-resistant for everyday wear – keeps you dry in rain, puddles, wet streets, and most winter conditions. Just avoid heavy saturation or full submersion.
- Width
- D width fitting – a slightly wider fit with more volume than standard
- Fit
- Order your usual size. Half size? Wider width fittings size up, narrower width fittings size down.
- Heel Height
- 1.0 cm
- Toe Height
- 0.5 cm
- Toe Shape
- Round toe
- Instep
- Flat insole through the arch
- Break-in Time
- You should find these comfy straight out of the box.
- Type
- Shoes
- Closure
- Lace-up
- Made In
- Portugal
- Weight
- 0.15 kg per pair
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Nice looking shoes, a little hard in the ankle to begin with but have broken in ok considering they're vegan. Delivered in good time.
I struggled to find some lasting vegan school shoes that would fit the bill of our secondary school. These have lasted the first half-term and remain intact. I was particularly impressed with how this was packaged. It came with a storage bag and a branded shoe horn. Everything suggested great care had been taken at every point of the shipping and the packaging was plastic-free and sustainable too.
Told we couldn't have 'trainer type' shoes at our son's new grammar school we were on a mission to find a smart pair of derbys - and low and behold Wills came up trumps! They are a beautiful shoe and look great with black skinny school trousers. Ultra smart but really cool as well. We use a normal quick polish bottle with sponge pad to keep them looking good. They did give him blisters for a week or so, but compede plasters sorted that out. (hence 4 rather than 5 stars). Will be buying again so please don't stop making them for boys!
Quite a coincidence that I received a prompt to leave this review almost a year to the day that I bought these shoes for my son.. and on the very day that they fell apart! That said, they are the second pair he's had and not only are they smart and stylish but very well made.
Schools shoes take a lot of punishment and even with schools being closed for a period this year, I don't think a leather pair from Clarks would have lasted any longer and probably would have got tattier sooner.
I'll be purchasing another pair for the new school year and would recommend them with the caveat that they can only take so much teenage wear!
Look very smart. Well made. Lasted the whole school year. I can only recommend (and will buy again 😀)