This has to be one of the coolest shoes that I have seen in a long time and it's no wonder that is coming from my good friend Norman Vilalta who is
Riccardo Bestetti ‘Maverick’ – My Favorite Adelaide
Out of all of the "very classic" oxford styles (saddle not included in this ideology) the adelaide is probably among my top favorites. The fact that the
Bespoke Wholecuts for Friday Farewell
A customer sent me a pictures of these and while I don't know the maker (they are presumably bespoke by a Japanese maker), I thought that you would all
A Russian Dream – Gottlieb Schwarz
I can't seem to find the email thread and give exact details, but I remember a few years back receiving an email/message from a young Russian guy who was on a
Riccardo Borella
Right now there seems to be more bespoke shoemakers than ever. And with that type of saturation, it's hard to keep up with them all and know which
Polish Shoemakers – Don’t Knock It ‘Til You Try It!
Today has just been manic, only now getting 5 seconds to get to the computer. Don't even know where the day went? Oh well, it happens. Anyway, to make up for
The Shortwing Wingtip
I am all for tradition and not necessarily breaking the mold (altogether), but every now and then it's nice to bend the rules a bit and do things slightly
The Brown Wholecut by Masaru Okuyama
Pure perfection....�http://www.masaruokuyama.com/ That's it! Have a great weekend to all and for those of you trying to get in touch with me vi
Old School Balmoral Boots by Fujiwara Shoes Studio
What I love about Instagram is that you have all of the pictures accessible with a quick click of your phone. No need to get on your laptop and search them all
The Brown Cap Toe by Riccardo Bestetti
I recently saw this picture of Jesper Ingevaldsson's (of www.shoegazing.se) shoes by�Riccardo Bestetti�and re-fell in love with them again. I had first se
My Time in Milan
In the hopes of always trying new things and getting better products to make my shoes with, I went to Milan for the bi-annual Lineapelle leather fair and am
Heel Seams Or Lack Thereof
Septieme Largeur recently created a new model that seems (no pun intended) to be defying the limits of what can and can't be done on RTW shoes, or at least
New Bespoke Molto Monk by Gaziano & Girling
Gaziano & Girling have recently set the bar high by creating something that is truly the first of its kind. Named the 'Molto Monk,' the idea of it was to
Ruby Red Cordovan by Cleverley
I saw these Cleverley's the other day and while I am not crazy about lazy man elastic stuff on my shoes, I couldn't help but fall in love with the color of
More Boldness Getting Made
Maybe its just because I spend a lot of my time on Instagram but I am starting to see a lot of bold shoes these days made as MTO/Bespoke for clients and it's
A Week On Instagram
Not sure how many of you are actually on Instagram, but for those of you that are not, here are some of the pictures that I have shared in the last week. For
Updates at Aubercy
Yet another manic day trying to box up all of our stuff while at the same time trying to run a smooth business. Not an easy feat to say the least!
Bestetti At His Best!
Riccardo Bestetti recently started a new Instagram acccount (@bestettishoes) and it is a great accumulation of amazing works of art. I
Victorian Boots by Dimitri Gomez
If I had to choose one style of shoe/boot to wear for the rest of my life, it would definitely be an oxford boot. For me, they can go with everything from suits
Green Greatness by Meccariello
Aubercy’s New Models
So I am currently in Paris in preparation for my trunk show here at the Menswear Corner concept store, from tomorrow until Saturday at 12 Passage Choiseul
More Japanese Masterclass
The Best Longwing….Ever…by Hiro Yanagimachi
So it's my last day here in Singapore after having been gone for 2 weeks now. Luckily for me, I have a lovely midnight flight to put me into London at 5am,
Spectator Done Differently
One thing that I love about Norman Vilalta's shoes design is that he sometimes does things that are so different yet so familiar. I mean, they are quite
