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For male readers of this blog, or for girls whose boyfriends have been very, very good this year, here’s cause for holiday cheer. Church’s, the historic British footwear brand that is now owned by the very Italian Prada Group, has been digging through its extensive archives and has decided to resurface its Shanghai collection. Originally from 1929—exactly eight decades before Karl celebrated the Chinese city’s allure—these sturdy beauties were created for Englishmen in what were then far-flung colonial outposts: Hong Kong, India, Kenya (though not, despite the branding, Shanghai). The sun does set on the British empire these days, but the style feels fresh again: The weather-beaten charm of these two-tone lace-ups livens up what could be a stuffy number. The good news: They’re not a bad excuse for a trip East—whether to London or all the way to one of Church’s three stores in Hong Kong. The bad: They’re not scheduled to make it as far as another of Britain’s former colonies, America. Talk about holding a grudge.

Arriving in select Church’s stores in mid-December. For more information, visit church-footwear.com.

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