tassel loafers

Decorative leather moccasins

Tassel loafers are slip-on leather shoes with decorative tassels on the upper, typically worn in business or smart-casual settings.

The tassels sit atop the vamp where laces would be on other shoes.

Associated with preppy or traditional American style, they occupy a middle ground between formal dress shoes and casual penny loafers: He paired tassel loafers with chinos and a blazer.

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G