Professional is the equivalent of the old Shoemaker line. It sits right below 1880.
Thanks for explaining. Can see why Loake’s branding are so confusing! They do claim that Professional are made in England like the 1880s. Although I’m aware that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s entirely MIE from start to finish in the manufacture process.
Anyway when I emailed Loake about the Professsional insocks they said it must have been an error and offered to put in 1880s if I sent back the shoes, but I declined as really it wasn’t a big deal. I just thought it was a bit odd, or whether it implied that was little difference between the ranges.