Frau Urban ease suede penny loafers, navy
Frau · Urban ease suede loafers
Details
- Brand
- Frau
- Type
- loafers
- Colour
- navy
- Formality
- smart casual
- Season
- warm, mild
- Size
- 43 EU
- Product code
- 15B0_BLU
Materials
- upper: suede
- lining: smooth leather
- sole: rubber
Styles
Notes
Frau Urban ease — a soft, unstructured bovine-suede penny loafer with a penny strap across the vamp and a light, flexible Extralight (rubber/EVA) sole. Made in Italy. Care as for the Clarks — the same suede kit, dry brush and eraser first. Don't spot-clean with water — it leaves rings; clean a whole panel. Navy/blue renovator only once the colour genuinely fades.
Care regimens
Suede and nubuck
every ~30 daysDry care first — brush, eraser, foam only when needed and on a whole panel. Colour renovator only once the shade has genuinely gone.
After each wear: cedar shoe trees for 12–24 h, then air them out
Everyday
After each wear and periodically.
- Dry suede brush — lift the nap, remove dust.
- Suede eraser on spot marks and dark streaks, then brush again.
Products and tools
What not to do
- Rub the eraser lightly, then brush. Don't press like sandpaper.
When dirty
When visibly dirty and brush plus eraser aren't enough.
- Dry brush first — lift the nap.
- Deeper clean — test a hidden area first, then foam on a whole panel, minimal moisture.
- Dry naturally 12–24 h, away from heat. Brush the nap once dry.
- Refresh the colourless protector, thin, on the clean, dry shoe.
What not to do
- Don't spot-clean suede with water — it leaves rings. Clean a whole panel.
- Never machine-wash suede.
Just bought
Before first wear.
- Dry suede brush — lift the nap, remove dust.
- Colourless protector, thin coats, on a clean, dry shoe.
Products and tools
What not to do
- Never apply smooth-leather cream, wax, balsam or white paste (Super White) — it mats and flattens the nap.
Restore
only when needed
Only when the colour has genuinely faded.
- Clean and dry first.
- A renovator (navy/blue or neutral) after testing, thin, masking the sole.
- Once dry, brush the nap and refresh the protector.
Products and tools
What not to do
- Off-white suede is easy to ruin with too-white dye — use only neutral/ivory, and only after testing.
suede nubuck