Italian bootmakers.

Boots are where advice in the shop is worth the most. Boots bought online go back; boots tried on stay. That is an advantage the trade should not give away.

ELEVEIT covers three worlds: MX with buckles and a hard shell, racing with sliders and torsion control, touring with a membrane and comfort for walking.

There are sneaker models for town traffic too — the style most asked for in summer and least often in stock.

Sizes run right through, including at the edges. Someone who takes a 47 buys where the size exists — and comes straight back for the jacket.