The Gucci horsebit loafer is an icon. Not just because Esquire ... horsebit loafer is the suppleness of the leather upper. The black calf—a perennial and personal favorite, though more ...

Quince’s Italian Leather Horsebit Loafer Mules look so much like a $990 style that one shopping writer’s mom was convinced ...

Spread the loveIntroduction Few shoes have achieved the iconic status of Gucci’s Horsebit Loafer. First introduced in 1953, this classic has graced the feet of style icons and power players for ...

Although the horsebit loafer is pretty much synonymous with Gucci (Aldo Gucci was the first to incorporate the metal detail into the shoe in 1953), shoemakers have since democratized the style.