Another rushed day here so just going to leave you with some Edward Green goodness that I happened to stumble upon on Instagram (which has a lot of great things
The Barbanera Brothers (and their shoes!)
I have always admired the style and direction of the young Italian shoe brand called Barbanera. For me, anyone out there trying to do something different with
Something Classic (kind of!)
I was looking at the front page of my blog and realized that everything was either some mega crazy color or was two tone, so I thought to myself,
A Preview of My Time Spent in Milan! (Feat. Bestetti)
During my time in Milan, I basically did 4 things: 1. Went to Lineapelle to look at and source new leather/fabrics/cloth etc. for making shoes; 2. Went to the
New Stuff in the Industry!
It can be hard keeping on top of all of the?new things that are coming out and events that are going on. At first this post was going to be about trunk shows
Latest Dandy Shoe Care Patina’s for J.FitzPatrick
Dear Readers, It's probably been the busiest 6 weeks of my life and I am quite glad to say that it is now all over and I can finally have a bit of peace and
Designs Done Differently
I always admire when I see a shoemaker create a pattern that is classic yet definitely twisted (in a good way!). And what most people may not appreciate is the
Buying International Products Online
EDIT - MARCH 15TH, 2016: THE US JUST PASSED A LAW INCREASING THE LEVEL OF EXEMPTION ON PRIVATELY IMPORTED GOODS, FROM $200 TO $800 SO NOW PROVIDING THAT YOUR
Dandy Shoe Care Trunk Show at Skoaktiebolaget
It would appear that as time goes on the idea of the patination of shoes becomes more and more prevalent within the shoe industry. Putting modern ideas on
Sutor Mantellassi at Pitti Uomo
I have been quite ill these past few days and thus left myself a bit behind in emails, sending out shoes etc and of course this leaves me with limited time to
Things To Know About Shoes Part 4: Fit/Function vs Style
1. Most shoe styles (i.e. wholecut vs. full brogue vs. derby etc) will fit different, even if made on the same exact last. 2. The shoemaking process can
John Lobb Paris Bespoke – A Cut Above
I have always liked John Lobb Paris, but if I am going to be really really honest, none of their shoes have ever really WOWED me. They make a beautifully well
Sample Sale Leftovers for J.FitzPatrick
Dear Readers, Okay, well the sample sale is over and I have finally managed to unpack everything and put it all online. This is however, only for
Cheaney at Pitti Uomo 86
Playing a whole lot of catch up today trying to unbox all of the leftover sample sale stock, not to mention that I am getting hit with the flu, thanks to the
The Saddle Shoe is Back!
I am starting to see a lot more dressy saddle shoes lately and I am quite pleased by that as it is probably my favorite type of dress shoe. As I have said
The Sample Sale….Updates
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
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.
