It just became Spring and while in some places it is still snowing, in many others the beautiful sun has started to finally show itself after what felt like a
Archives for 2018
Pet Peeves In The Shoe Industry Part 5 — The Size Guide
There is no such thing as a universal size guide. There is no such thing as always being a UK10 (unless you don't care how your shoes fit and you only care
LONDON SUPER TRUNK SHOW 2018 MAIN PARTNER: SAPHIR
To read more about the London Super Trunk Show 2018, please visit the following
Maftei RTW for Shoes Fever
For those of you a fan of the Austro-Hungarian style of shoemaking you will be pleased to know that one shop in South Korea, named Shoes Fever, has started
London Super Trunk Show 2018 — Brand Highlight #7 — Paolo Scafora
Paolo Scaforais based in Naples, Italy, and was founded by Gennaro Scafora, who named the company after his son. Today, Paolo Scafora runs the company
J.FitzPatrick Footwear Online SAMPLE SALE
Greetings! This year we had a lot of stock for our annual in-store sample sale, enough to finally put the leftovers (which we normally don’t have) online for
London Super Trunk Show 2018 — Brand Highlight #6 — Mario Bemer
To read more about The London Super Trunk Show 2018, this April 7th, please CLICK HERE Mario Bemerstarted working for his brother Stefano’s company back in
The Seaweed Patina by The Shine
Not only was I intrigued by the photo and the lovely pairing of colors, but what I really loved with the unique choice of name for the patina. All too often do
London Super Trunk Show 2018 — Brand Highlight #5 — Jsep (Japanese brands)
To get acquainted with the London Super Trunk Show 2018, PLEASE READ HERE Ahead of the upcoming free-trade-agreement with the EU, four Japanese brands are
London Super Trunk Show 2018 – Shoe Shining Qualifiers
A Frenchman living in England, a Singaporean based in Japan, and a Brazilian who lives in Switzerland these are the three finalists in the World
Pet Peeves in the Shoe Industry Part 4 – The Brannock Device
The Brannock device is NOT the Holy Grail of measurements. Sure it might give you length accurately, which for me is all that it is good for, but the rest of
London Super Trunk Show 2018 – Partner: Mes Chaussettes Rouges
A new partner to this years London Super Trunk Show 2018 is the extraordinary sock retailers, Mes Chaussettes Rouges from Paris. About 8 years ago two young
Patina Croc Loafers via MTO by Septieme Largeur
As I get older, I start to like more and more crocodile/alligator�products but still mainly limited to loafers and small details. What I am not crazy about i
LONDON SUPER TRUNK SHOW 2018 BRAND HIGHLIGHT #4 BARBANERA
To readmore about the London Super Trunk Show 2018, CLICK HERE Barbanerahit the market a few years back (around 5), founded by two Italian pairs of
J.FitzPatrick Footwear New GMTOs 2018
My company J.FitzPatrick Footwear has recently launched their latest set of GMTOs and are doing things a little bit different this offering. A lot of what you
Carlos Santos w/ Darkened Brogueing
Even though it can look pretty cheap, I have always loved the accent of a brogueing that has been darkened to the rest of the shoe. For me, it adds character to
LONDON SUPER TRUNK SHOW 2018 BRAND HIGHLIGHT #3 MYRQVIST
To read about the London Super Trunk Show 2018, CLICK HERE Myrqvistis a Private Label brand of the Swedish online store Herrstil, who started their shoe
J.FitzPatrick Footwear – Paris Trunk Show March 2nd/3rd
Dear All, We are pleased to announce our return to Paris for another J.FitzPatrick Footwear trunk show and are very excited for this after being +2 years
LONDON SUPER TRUNK SHOW 2018 BRAND HIGHLIGHT #2 — THE SABOT
The webshopThe Sabotoffer a wide variety of shoes that are very unique to theirshop. Their own Private Label range made by Antonio Meccariello are Goodyear
My Story — The 5 Year Plan…… Italy – Part 1
For those that have missed the first two parts to this, please see links
Ramon Cuberta New 2018 RTW Collection
Ramon Cuberta has recently launched his new 2018 collection and although small, it packs a punch. With 4 shoes on offer to choose from, there is no room for
Carmina’s Exotic Leather Loafers
Carmina has recently launched a new MTO product, being a series exotic leather Uetam loafers which I must confess are pretty cool. Unfortunately, this is not
London Super Trunk Show – World Championship Shoe Shining Qualification
At the London Super Trunk Show on April 7,there we will host the World Championships in Shoe Shining, in collaboration with Saphir, where three finalists will
London Super Trunk Show 2018 – Brand Highlight #1 – Clematis Ginza
To preface this post with what is the London Super Trunk Show 2018, please CLICK HERE Clematis Ginzais the well-respected Japanese brand composed of