Shoes are a funny thing......like most things, especially in clothing, fashion, style or whatever you want to call it, they change. There are always fads,
Today’s Favorites – Crocodile Whole Cuts by Riccardo Bestetti
There is beauty and then there is beauty. These shoes by Riccardo Bestetti fall into both categories. There is nothing quite like a whole cut shoe in crocodile,
Shoes Of The Week – Koji Suzuki
I never tire of looking at shoes made by Japanese bespoke shoemakers, such as the ones pictured here by Koji Suzuki. Somthing about their shoes, even though
Shoes Of The Week – Riccardo Bestetti
I constantly get so jealous when I look through the pictures of shoes that Riccardo Bestetti has made. Not only because they are beautiful and I want them all
Shoes Of The Week – George Cleverley
I love to see shoes made in skins that I have never seen before, so when I saw these bespoke George Cleverley loafers, I was stupefied. Not only had I not seen
Paris Part 3 — Corthay Visit
For my last and final installment of my Paris trip, I present to you, my visit to the legendary Corthay shop on Rue de Volney. While there were so many places
Croatian Bespoke Shoes — Strugar
In the past, one may have never known all of the possibilities he/she may have had when it came to the world of bespoke shoemaking, but thanks to the internet,
Today’s Favorites – Carreducker
I just realized that a plain toed shoe, whether it be a wholecut, a saddle shoe, or a model like this with just a facing, is by far my favorite type of shoe, so
Shoes Of The Week – Anthony Delos
When you look at and appreciate pieces of art, such as these boots, it comes as no surprise that Anthony Delos has just recently won 'Meilleur Ouvrier de
Today’s Favorites – Anthony Delos
Today I met a reader of my blog, and he just so happened to be wearing this shoe that you are looking at now, by Anthony Delos. It was funny because I was
Customer Finds – Old Cleverley Bespoke
One of my colleagues recently brought me two pairs of shoes that his grandfather had passed down to him. Now when this happens, it may be a really old pair of
Shoes Of The Week – Carreducker One Off’s
�There is a leather factory in Northampton, called Crack's (for short), which is considered the haven for acquiring leather in this country. And apparently, a
Shoes Of The Week – Imai Hiroki
When I usually discover something new and I like it, you can bet that for the first few weeks, you will see it several times on my blog, kind of bombarding you.
Carreducker Interview
As many of you may already know, I am located at Gieves & Hawkes, just a spitting distance away from the new home of bespoke shoemakers James Ducker and Deborah
Shoes Of The Week – Saion
Summer is officially here in England; it is always sunny, hardly rains and the light colored shoes are beginning to come out, at least by me that is. So with
Today’s Favorites – Craig Corvin Bespoke Shoemaker
Becoming a bespoke shoemaker is tough, but becoming a bespoke shoemaker in America is even harder. But thanks to a few people who are teaching what they know
Today’s Favorites – Jan Kielman
I'M BACK!!!!The phrase, "you learn something new every day," is truly an accurate thing. I say this because many of my readers like to write me personally,
Today’s Favorites – Cliff Roberts
�Cliff Roberts is a freelance bespoke shoemaker in England, who apparently will produce a shoe for you at an extremely low cost. The catch though, is that yo
Shoes Of The Week
Shoes don't get much more interesting than this. And who do we have to thank for that? The Japanese and a bespoke shoe firm called Sinner (while I found what I
George Glasgow Jr. for Cleverley, Interview
As I promised, I will be providing interviews once a month (consider this the one for February) from people in the shoe industry, both known and unknown, who
