Temi Penny Loafer

The TEMI in chestnut brings all the ease of a classic penny loafer into mule form — the brand's signature suede is brushed to a soft, warm-toned sheen that slips on effortlessly and breaks in beautifully with wear. 

FIT & CONSTRUCTION

Fit type: True to size, intended to be worn with or without socks.

Silhouette: Classic penny loafer mule with an open back, signature notched welt detail, and a 0.75" flared heel.

• Leather sole with leather-and-rubber split chip heel cap for enhanced durability
• Built on the ELBA last

MATERIALS

Fabric: 100% Italian leather in chestnut suede. 

Made: Hand-sewn in the family-run Freda Salvador factory in San Salvador, El Salvador — a factory founded by co-founder Cristina Palomo Nelson's grandfather, a third-generation shoemaker. It's one of the last hand-sewn moccasin factories in the world, where techniques are passed down generation to generation.

Sustainability: The Italian leather comes from a tannery certified Leather Working Group Gold, an audit standard for environmental performance in leather manufacturing. As a small, female-founded brand, Freda Salvador produces in small batch runs through family-run, artisan-made footwear factories rather than mass production — a slow fashion, ethically made approach to luxury leather goods.

STYLED BY LADDER

Let the TEMI's warm chestnut leather do the talking — pair it with cuffed jeans and a crisp white button-down for an easy everyday look, or slide it on bare-legged with a linen dress for a laid-back, well-traveled finish.

ABOUT FREDA SALVADOR

Freda Salvador was founded in 2012 by best friends Cristina Palomo Nelson and Megan Papay — Cristina a third-generation shoemaker from a family of El Salvadoran artisans, Megan a former celebrity stylist for Calvin Klein. Based in Sausalito, California, the female-founded label produces its handcrafted footwear in small, family-run factories across El Salvador, Italy, and Spain, sourcing leather primarily from Leather Working Group certified tanneries. Every Freda Salvador style is made by hand using generations-old techniques, which means no two pairs are ever quite the same — a small batch, artisan-made approach to women's footwear built to live in your closet for years.