It's day two of the collaboration sample sale between G&G, J.FitzPatrick (my brand) and Timothy Everest and as I expected, Friday would be the
Archives for 2014
The Seamless Wholecut by Maftei
The seamless wholecut is the like the unicorn of shoes. It's not often seen and not made by many. And it has to be created by hand. At least for now
An Interesting Derby by Roberto Ugolini
A blog reader had a good day recently by receiving his brand new bespoke Roberto Ugolini shoes. As it is quite a unique design (and cool shoe) he
Ducal – A Florentine Delight!
It's amazing what brands are in Italy that are still quite small and unknown. One of those brands is a Florentine one called Ducal, which I happened to stumble
Carreducker Goes For Blood (Red that is)!
The idea of doing a red shoe has always been appealing to me. The execution of doing it is the hard part. Here Carreducker goes to show that it is in fact not
JM Weston – New Range for A/W 2014
I have been in a crazy rush today as I had taken off yesterday to tour my family around London, so everything is a bit delayed today, including emails as per
J.FitzPatrick Update: Size UK6/6.5 — Winter Models — Stock Refill
Normally I don't like to write about my brand too close together (date wise) but I know that many of you have been waiting for my UK6 and UK6.5 size selection
Why Do Square Toes Still Exist?!!!
The other day, I saw some of the worst square toed shoes that I had seen in a while and it quite shocked me. You see, here in England (as I have said before) it
Norman Vilalta – Not Just a Shoemaker, An Artist! Part 1
I recently had the pleasure of spending some time with Norman Vilalta and I must admit it was a great time. Rewind a few years and lets talk about the history.
The Japanese Strike Again! (With great shoemaking and clever ideas)
This is probably the most attractive leather that I have ever seen. That blue color is simply amazing and the leather looks of such fine quality. And that is
Antonio Meccariello Shoes – Exquisite!
I think that this is the first time that I have posted the shoes of Antonio Meccariello on The Shoe Snob blog and for many of you that know of the
Gaziano & Girling x J.FitzPatrick x Timothy Everest = Sample Sale!!
Dear Readers, There is always a first for everything and that first is now here for the three brands involved in this collaborative sample sale that
Edward Green for Unipair
I have explained the difference between a �400 and an �800 shoe, saying that in reality the leathers won't be too far off (in the sense they could
Treat Your Feet Right – William Abraham
I first had the pleasure of meeting Bram Frankel (the founder/owner of William Abraham) at my trunk show at Leffot in NYC, last November. He was (is) a really
Carmina at Pitti – New Things to Come!
While at Pitti I visited my friends at Carmina and needless to say I was quite impressed with all of their new models/colorways that I saw, particularly this
Barcelona + Norman Vilalta
Live from Barcelona and visiting the shop of Norman Vilalta, I wanted to give you all a sneak peek into the life of his work. I have always
Gatsby Gone Wild
There is no shortage of bold shoes in the world. Most of the time you don�t see them on people�s feet though. But when the sun is out, people start to get mo
The Carmina Boot
It�s not really boot weather these days but I just can�t help myself in showing this Carmina boot as it is one of the coolest that I have seen in a whil
Museum Sole by Il Quadrifoglio
The concept of the "museum" characteristic is spreading and it's now reached your soles, thanks to Il Quadrifoglio. This one of course, is bespoke, but I can
Corthay Canvas Shoes for S/S2015
I have always loved canvas as a material. The only thing that I do not love is how hard it is to clean when it gets dirty. White Chuck T's (converse all star's)
Santoni’s Goodyear Line
I have a love/hate relationship with Santoni. I don't really hate them, they are actually very nice people who treated me very kindly when I went to visit their
New Models Around the Globe
I don't know why I never did this before. I guess that I was just too busy thinking about finding the coolest shoes that I could, but obviously with the web at
Awl & Sundry – Customization Made Easy
As I have said before, it is always interesting to see a new shoe brand coming out and thus figuring out what it brings to the table. Those that bring
The Ultimate Spectator by Gaziano & Girling
I have always loved the Astaire by Gaziano & Girling. It is easily my favorite model of theirs, especially when done on the DG70 last, which of course is my