Style Guide

Saucony Shadow 5000: The Runner That Went Casual

The Shadow 5000 is the shoe that turned a Pennsylvania running company into a fixture of British terrace wardrobes, which is not a journey anybody in Kutztown planned. Saucony was founded in 1898 ...

The Ultimate Base London Guide: Brogues, Chelseas and Fit

Base London has spent thirty years solving a problem most men only notice when they are standing in a shop three days before a wedding: how to buy a proper leather shoe without spending designer mo...

The Ultimate Hush Puppies Guide: Comfort, Suede and Fit

Sixty-odd years after a dinner-table conversation about fried cornmeal, Hush Puppies are still doing the thing they were invented to do: making a leather shoe you can wear all day without thinking ...

Birkenstock vs Crocs: Battle Of The Best

Now, we love a good Croc, and we love a good Birkenstock – but what happens if we were to compare? Well, at first, this felt like trying to choose between your children or having to pick only one f...

What's the difference between the Dr. Martens 1460 & Pascal Virginia boots?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? What's the difference between the Dr. Martens classic 1460 boot and the similar-looking Pascal Virginia boot? LEATHER The difference lies mostly in the leather uppers. The cl...

How To: A Guide to Dressing Smart Casual

Smart casual - what does it mean exactly? Well, it requires a bit of know-how. Smart casual combines fitted, professionally looking attire with pieces of casual wear

The Best School Shoes for September

We don’t want to alarm you, but soon we will be heading back to school. It’s a fresh term, a new year, so why don’t we do it properly? Here at TOWER, first impressions count as much as wearability ...

Tips For Choosing The Best School Shoes

we’re here to help. What shoes should we be wearing back to school? Tick the boxes - after us. All black, leather preferred for ease of cleaning and borderline scuff-resistant - well, as resistant ...

Your Guide To School Shoes: Brands And Care

The very best school shoes deserve the best care. Here, we help you decipher which school shoe brand is the right fit, and how to care for them. From patented to leather, we’ve got you covered.

The Best Clogs to Buy Right Now

There was a time when the word ‘clog’ conjured up images of Dutch wooden sabots or practical kitchen footwear. Today, it’s a completely different story. The clog has evolved into one of the most ve...