Picture Courtesy of Bergdorf GoodmanNot that I could really afford to purchase a Bontoni shoe "just like that," but I find it such a crying shame for the sake
The Shoe Snob Jr Has Arrived (plus some shoes!)
Well my friends, the reason that I have had a long absence is due the fact that on Monday morning yours truly become a father to his first born child, little
Paulus Bolten – Flame On!!
You can always count on a patina artist to blow the socks off the crowd by creating a fire breathing shoe, and that is exactly what Paulus Bolten did just here
An Ode to Blue Dress Shoes
I have said it at least once and I will most likely say it at least a million times more, but the simple fact is that blue dress shoes (for me) remain the most
Balmoral Derby by Septieme Largeur – Pure Greatness!!
Life As A Shoe Designer: Part 1 – An Explanatory Overview
The day that I put my shoes out onto the shelves of Gieves & Hawkes and thus ready for sale, was a good day. Even better was my launch party that must have
Two Toned Darby Boot by Carreducker
I always love seeing a color combination that I would have never thought to do. I especially love it when I like it. And even more so, when I thought about it
The Boot That Will Last A Lifetime!
I have never really been so taken by cordovan leather. Not because I don't like it or anything like that, but mainly because I was not sure that the extra cost
JM Weston Oxford Boot – Beautiful!
This is a great example of how the details of a shoe/boot can help to separate itself from the rest of the competition. That being what you have here in this
What a Bit of Polish Can Do
While there is a limit to what polish can do in terms of extreme renovation, you would be pleasantly surprised to the extent of what it can do when used
Allen Edmonds Sale Shoes – Get Them While They Hot!!
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J.FitzPatrick – New Models/Last in the Woodworks
One of the great things about my factory is that they will literally allow me to design anything and will try to make it for me. I have heard through the
Bespoke Maftei In The Flesh!
A reader of the blog came in not too long ago, looking to say hi, have a quick shoe shine and try on a pair of my shoes. My last shapes (and widths)
Ed Et Al – Suede Galore!
I really love what Ed Et Al is doing these days. I feel that in sort of a way, me and the owner have a somewhat of a similar vision of offering classic-ish
Going Off The Deep End…..G&G Bespoke Here I Come!
The day has finally come to try a pair of bespoke shoes that come from the shoemakers that for me epitomize shoemaking at it's finest.....and boy am I excited!
Monday Shoe Porn – No Time To Write Today…
Edward Green, Courtesy of LeffotIl Quadrifoglio courtesy of CC-CoccinellaG&G RegencyClematiscMiyagi Kyoko
Sunday Shoe Porn
Corthay Circle, Courtesy of En Grande Pompe JM Weston, Courtesy of En Grande Pompe Bespoke
Bespoke Shoe Porn and Shoes on Sale!
Courtesy of CC-Cocinella Dear Readers, Well, to be honest, I am not in the greatest of moods today, which makes me quite uninspired to write anything,
What I Am Wearing + New Chisel Last
The sun is finally starting to come out these days, well at least the heat is....the rain can't make up it's mind whether or not it wants to give London a break
Beauty in the Detail
I have said it ten trillion times before and I will at least say it once more: the beauty of a shoe (and it's pattern) is in the detail. Roberto Ugolini hit
Sunday Shoe Porn!
Tom FordGaziano & GirlingEdward GreenIl QuadrifoglioAubercy (above and below)
Bespoke Shoes from Poland – Tadeusz Januszkiewicz
It's always a pleasure coming into contact with shoes that you have always seen online but never in person. I have always been quite intrigued with shoemaking
New & Lingwood Throwbacks Loafers
The other day, I came across this loafer by New & Lingwood (as a customer brought it in for a shine) and noticed how its design was quite similar to my Marcos
Spectator To Die For!! (literally)
?The key to creating great footwear is through experimentation and while you probably are sick and tired of hearing me harp on and on about all of the Japanese
