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Brand profile
Sepol Shoes
Sepol is a handcrafted leather footwear label making European-style dress shoes, loafers and leather sneakers for men and women.
StaffordOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Sepol Shoes
Dress construction, sneaker half of range
Goodyear- and Blake-style dress shoes, loafers and boots sit alongside minimal and distressed leather sneakers, so one line covers tailored and casual footwear.
Turkish shoemaking, Texas shipping desk
The craft story is Turkish-rooted, while US operations run from Stafford, Texas as Polat Footwear LLC, with free domestic shipping on direct orders.
European calfskin at mid-high pricing
Uppers are cut from Italian and other European calfskins and suedes, sold direct online and through a small group of menswear retailers rather than wide wholesale.
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Brand facts
Sepol makes handcrafted leather footwear in a European dress-shoe idiom, sold direct through sepolshoes.com and a small network of menswear retailers. The line covers Goodyear- and Blake-style dress shoes, loafers, boots, minimal and distressed leather sneakers, plus matching belts, cut from Italian and other European calfskins and suedes. The label trades on Turkish-rooted shoemaking craft and positions itself between classic tailoring shoes and casual leather sneakers. US operations run under Polat Footwear LLC in Stafford, Texas, with free domestic shipping.
- Founded
- 1963
- Origin
- Stafford, United States
- Made in
- Turkey
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Workwear / Heritage, Quiet luxury