Selected men's Derby shoes, Oxfords, brogues and dress boots are reduced in the ECCO Black Friday sale, in black and brown leather. The range includes the ECCO HELSINKI 2 and ECCO CITYTRAY styles, built for a working day on your feet, and dress Chelsea boots for winter. Every reduced pair is marked on its product page. Filter by style, colour and size on the dress shoes sale page to see what is in stock now. Black Derby shoes in the most popular sizes tend to go first in November.

The most comfortable dress shoe is a Derby with a cushioned footbed and a rubber sole, because the open lacing adjusts to the foot and the rubber sole flexes where a leather sole does not. ECCO dress shoes are built on an anatomical last with ECCO FLUIDFORM™ construction, which bonds a light sole directly to the upper, so they wear like a casual shoe but look like a dress shoe. The leather comes from ECCO's own tanneries. The ECCO HELSINKI 2 and ECCO CITYTRAY are the usual choices for long days in the office.

The lacing. An Oxford has closed lacing, where the eyelet tabs are stitched under the front of the shoe, giving a sleek, formal line. A Derby has open lacing, where the tabs sit on top, which is slightly less formal and adjusts better to a wider or higher foot. Oxfords suit suits and formal events; Derby shoes suit the office, chinos and jeans, and most people find them more comfortable. ECCO makes both on the same anatomical last and light ECCO FLUIDFORM™ sole, in leather from ECCO's own tanneries.

Yes, if the shoe is a Derby, a brogue or a loafer rather than a formal Oxford. Choose a rubber sole, dark jeans with a clean hem and a shoe colour that matches your belt. Brown works with every shade of denim; black suits black or very dark jeans. A Derby with a chunkier sole is the easiest to wear this way. ECCO dress shoes have the sole and cushioning of a casual shoe, so they look right with jeans and feel right all day. Selected styles are in the Black Friday sale.