Horatio

Horatio is an independent London footwear brand founded in 2019 by Nicholas Walter and Billy Prendergast, who met in 2009 at the retailer Present London. It makes Goodyear-welted and Blake-stitched shoes for men and women, including the Italian-made Beaufoy horsebit loafer, the Dartmouth penny loafer, Norfolk derbies and Wren Chelsea boots, most priced around £235–325. Its look is classic shapes worn in an unstuffy, neo-prep way. Horatio also sells rugby shirts, knitwear and accessories, and has a store at 35 Marshall Street in Soho.