If you are new to closed channel soles the exposure of the channel stitching might scare you. You might think that the sole is coming apart, breaking, or faulty
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Closed Vs. Open Channel Sole Stitching
There are many different treatments that one can give to a shoe's sole, but what I want to focus on is the big obvious one, i.e. channel stitching. There are
Sons of Henrey x Oct. Tenth
For some, this post has been a long time coming. And truth be told, it's been a while since I needed to write about these two brands, that ultimately fall under
CNES Shoemaker: New Collection
CNES Shoemaker has recently dropped one heck of a new collection, some ready to ship, some as Pre Orders and some as GMTO's. However, they seem to do things a
Shoepassion – Celebrates 10th Year Anniversary
Shoepassion has a long history, but many of you probably won't know it as its German roots and history have not quite spread to the rest of the world, until
A Dress Shoe Guide for Noobs
I feel like many dress shoe noobs have a lot of unrealistic expectations when it comes to stepping into their first decent pair of dress shoes and am hoping to
Salvatore Ferragamo Wholecut Oxfords – Gancini Line
We often forget that some of the brands that are now considered 'designer' brands started off as one of the greats and actually paved the way for many other
Things To Know About Shoes Part 4: 31-40
31. Super fine sandpaper (the finest possible - P1200) is good for cleaning dirty suede. Just don't go gung-ho as like anything, going extreme will have it's
My Recommended Shoe Cobbler
Part of being a good shoe brand is offering your customers a place in which they can confidently take their shoes to once they start to need new parts put on,
London Super Trunk Show 2024
The London Super Trunk Show 2024 is finally announced! The huge shoe event in London is back for its sixth installment, on Saturday, May 4th. There’ll be 14
The World Championship In Shoemaking 2023 – Top 3 Winners
The World Championship In Shoemaking 2023 brought a lot of tough competition at this year's London Super Trunk Show. It was exciting to see all of the
London Super Trunk Show 2023
The London Super Trunk Show is back! On Saturday, May 13th, 2023, we invite you to one of the world’s largest open events on quality shoes,
Our Recommended EU Shoe Cobbler – Shoespa Amsterdam
The one, and only, thing that I like about Instagram is the ability to discover new things that you otherwise never would have. One of those things, for me, was
The Kudu Collection by Barbanera
During my trip to Lineapelle to source some cool, new things for my shoe brand I had a quick visit to see my friends at Barbanera, in Milan. While there I was
2019 London Super Trunk Show Invite
It's a pleasure to introduce this year's edition of the world’s largest open event for classic shoes, the London Super Trunk Show, organized by Shoegazing and
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
London Super Trunk Show — Brand Showcase #10 — The Sabot
We now present the final exhibitor at the London Super Trunk Show this comingSaturday May 13. It’s a Swedish based online retailer named The Sabot,
London Super Trunk Show — Brand Showcase #9 — Yanko/Skolyx Shoes
Yankois a Mallorca-based (Spanish) company which the founders of both Carmina and Meermin used worked for back in the days (all three coming from the original
The Importance of Toe Taps
Growing up in America and selling shoes at Nordstrom, I never really understood what toe taps where all about. I had seen the ones that are simply nailed on and
London Super Trunk 2017 – Brand Showcase #1 – Barbanera
The Barbanera brand was launched around 4 years ago by two Italian pairs of brothers coming from a very diverse background, from Rock 'n Roll singer, to
Things To Know About Shoes Part 5: 41-50
41. Many well known European shoe brands (clothing too) claim their products are made in their country, but outsource about 80% of their production to
Bettanin & Venturi – The Review
Many of you might have not ever heard of Bettanin & Venturi and it comes as no surprise as they are only a 22 year old company (the history is much older
J.FitzPatrick Shoe Range
Dear Readers, Here you can see the footwear line that I worked on for many years to realize. For those of you interested in seeing (and/or purchasing
A Shoes Longevity
Bontoni shoes, Picture Courtesy of Style BuffThroughout my time in the shoe industry, I have always been plagued by the most subjective question in the world: