The Sofía — Women's Penny Loafer
The Sofía — Women's Penny Loafer
Size Guide: Fits true to size. Order your standard shoe size.
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Highlights
Highlights
Details
Details
Highest Quality Leather
- Buttery soft, only gets better with age
Penny Bridge
- For a classic, timeless look
Stacked Leather Heel
- Expertly crafted to last
Goodyear Welted
- Fully resoleable & watertight
Sizing
Sizing
This style fits true to size. Order your standard shoe size or take our sizing quiz to confirm your length and width.
Materials
Materials
- Upper: Full-grain (caramel, desert, denim blue, pomegranate, cemento, onyx, chestnut) or Nubuck (oatmeal, black, mahogany, white) leather
- Lining: Calf skin
- Midsole: Vegetable tanned soling leather
- Insoles: High density memory foam
- Our full-grain and nubuck leathers are of the highest quality and will become more beautiful as they age. Please note that since leather is a natural material, there may be slight color, texture, and grain variations.
Delivery & Policies
Delivery & Policies
Adelante products are handcrafted, Made-To-Order, and delivered to your door within six weeks of purchase.
Adelante offers free shipping on orders delivered to the USA and Canada, and you may enjoy zero sales tax due at purchase. Adelante does not cover any import tariffs that may be charged.
Read our full return policy here and our full shipping policy here.


The Sofía — Women's Penny Loafer
Words from the Workshop
“I’ve been making the Sofía for years and I’ve only become better with time. A perfect pair is made when the topline swoops down at just the right angle.”
- Jorge, Adelante Artisan
- 5 stars: 81 (88%)
- 4 stars: 6 (7%)
- 3 stars: 4 (4%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 star: 1 (1%)
I am extremely unhappy right now. I now own a pair of shoes that I cannot wear as they do not fit and your return policy, or I should say lack of return policy has left me owning a pair of shoes which I cannot wear. Furthermore, I have repeatedly tried to reach out to your customer service about this and they will not respond.
Hi LaDonna: I am very sorry to hear that you had a negative experience with the Adelante return policy and customer service response time in 2024. As the new owner of the brand, I can assure you that these issues have been put to bed — we are now quite responsive in customer service, and our return policy does indeed allow for exchanges for sizing reasons. Please do not hesitate to reach out directly via the website, I'd love the opportunity to leave a fresh and positive brand impression. - Horacio
Beautifully crafted and the company is wonderful to work with !
GORGEOUS!!!
I have tiny medium-width size 5 feet but also have serious bunions on top of that. After to-ing and fro-ing with their amazing customer service and also heading to their Union Square holiday market space to get fitted, we finally found the perfect size to my bunion-deformed feet (5B but with a D-sized toe box). Mind you, this was before they implemented their new sizing guide online so I'm sure finding out your sizing is much more streamlined. I'm getting more pairs and this is my number one go-to spot from now on. I'm beyond pleased!
Beautiful shoe. Too wide. Ordered a narrow I walk right out of them. Must return
Very cute shoes, I am a loafer fan and these are a bit stiff but very well made!
After owning several pairs of handmade leather shoes (from other companies), this one is so hard to beat. You don’t really need to “break them in” since they feel as soft as tennis shoes as soon as you try them on! Plus, I love the unique denim color they have :)
These shoes are so well made. I have looked and looked for this exact style and fit and could not find it elsewhere. They break in and form to your foot so nicely. The leather is amazing. I get compliments all of the time. I’ll be buying them in another color! True to size. Slightly stiff at first but the great quality leather breaks in, in no time!!!
Beautiful and comfortable
Very fine quality shoes love your work!!
Live the shoes. The only issue is that one is a little larger than the other…
Surprised my girlfriend with these. After buying the wrong size, the return process was super easy thanks to Adriana. The new pair fit perfectly on my fiance's feet. Both pairs were beautiful and I'll definitely order a pair of shoes for myself down the line!
This shoe really fit nice and very elegant to walk around. Thank you.
Very comfortable, wore them for 1st time yesterday (other than wearing around inside of house). They are comfortable, but will need to put bandaids on my heels next time. I love the color, it is perfect, I ordered caramel. I ordered size 7 slightly wide, but I think 6.5 wide would have been the correct fit for me. I know I will enjoy years of future wear with them.
Live them. The look great & feel great. The best
I have narrow feet. Evidently, there are not any lasts narrow enough for my heel.
The quality of the shoe is excellent, but the fit is disappointing especially since measurements were taken (although no outline of my foot), and a custom shoe theoretically should fit.
I still recommend Adelante, but not if one’s feet are truly narrow, ie. AA, 3AAA, etc.
These shoes have ruined all other shoes and brands for me! They are absolutely gorgeous! I get TONS of compliments on them. I typically wear an 8W and find them to fit perfect. The new leather does seem to dry quickly. I am finding myself conditioning them about every few weeks or so. I do find them a bit chunky for the summer- I plan on buying a lighter version to wear during the summer months.
This shoes is beautifully made and comfortable right out of the box. I wore it through winter and spring days with wool socks. The shoe is heavy and runs a tad big if you plan to wear then without socks. I’ve never owned such a quality pair of shoes such as these!
As always, the quality, comfort, and craftsmanship are amazing. I got the oatmeal. These are a little softer of a leather upper than I expected or the picture looked. That means that on the one hand they are a bit more wrinkle peon but on the other they are so supple that it’s like literally having a glove against my foot. My mass produced shoes just do not compare. Amazing, thank you!
The Sofia loafer is everything I hoped it would be. It’s beautifully made, graceful, and sturdy. It slipped on easily but fits snugly without rubbing. It’s shaped well for my feet. It offers support and balance.
It’s a perfectly simple and elegant shoe of high quality that goes with much of my wardrobe. I love them!
These are high quality shoes. The leather has more of a casual look to it - not a polished shiny dress shoe. Looking forward to wearing them more this spring.
My Sofia's are so comfortable and wear beautifully. I am very happy that I learned about Adelante and the custom fit I can receive from their craftsman. I highly recommend these shoes and this company.
Very comfortable, I wear them with a variety of styles, skirts, dresses, pants and shorts. They are my new 'tennis shoe'!
I love these shoes. Complements abound. So happy with them. Customer service was great.
The shoe is beautifully made, love the color. It fits well everywhere except at my heels. My heels pop out a bit and made a bit of a sucking sound. I am the one who can hear/feel this issue and it's not so big a deal that I would send them back. Plus wearing thick socks, in the cooler weather, helps to minimize the issue.
they are beautiful and sooooo soft. Quality materials and beautifully made. My only issue, is they are too big. My correct size, but i order them wide and now they slip off as I walk! My solution, I purchased insoles and wear thick socks. LOL
I am going to order a second pair and this time, I will be ordering a standard width.
I love my shoes! I love wearing them without socks!
I did have a little break in period for my heels.
The quality is undeniable!!
Love this shoe! It fits true to size, is very comfortable and goes with everything! Very well made.
I bought the black Sofia and love them! I saw a reviewer say they are heavy but I have found them to work for me. The other style loafer cannot be resoled but this one can. I bought the 9.5 slightly wide and they almost fit perfectly. They stay on my feet very well! These shoes will be wonderful for years to come!
The shoes look great. I definitely needed to order a size down for each foot
These shoes are absolutely beautiful and so well made. Unfortunately, they seem to run big...my usual size ten is too big. They are sitting in the box and I've never actually worn them. I'm sad to return them because they are just classic and beautiful.
A beautiful classic loafer that fits like a glove. The fit was true to size . I get so many compliments on the shoe every time I wear it.