I have always liked Scarpe di Bianco as I felt that they created such a great fusion between Italian & British craftmanship and design, not to mention that
Mario Bemer – A New Start
For those that may not know, Stefano Bemer (the man) passed away about 2 years ago now. During the time that it occurred there was a lot of speculation as to
Spigola by Koji Suzuki
I was recently looking at holy grail of shoe magazines -- a Japanese one called LAST -- and realized how many Japanese shoe brands that A. I had never
The Future of Patina – Bespoke Patina
I had the pleasure of spending an evening with Mr. Landry Lacour of Bespoke Patina, last week for what proved to be a very interesting evening in fine
Magnanni at Pitti Uomo 86
Dear Readers, I am a bit backed up today so don't really have time to write. Therefore, I will leave you with some of the Magnanni shoes that I saw
Riccardo Bestetti Strikes Again
I have said it before and of course I will say it again: it is so great to see new designs executed, especially when it's a play off of an existing
Tri-Color Boots by Saint Crispins
We all know how obsessed I am with two toned shoes, but I have never ever been a fan of tri-color shoes, or tri-color anything for that matter (just
The New Trend = Museum Calf
It's always interesting (and fascinating) to see what the latest trend in the shoe industry is. The last big one was the craze of double monks and the next one
Updates on J.FitzPatrick Footwear
As many of you might know, I have been doing a lot of thinking lately. Part of that thinking has to do with the blog, The Shoe Snob, and of course the other
How To Become A Shoe Designer Part 5: Creating Your Brand/Business Model
It's been awhile since I have kept up with my "How to become a shoe designer" series. This is mainly due to the fact that as I was writing it previously I had
Il Quadrifoglio – True Beauty
When a classic, simple shoe can sweep you off your feet you know it's special. That is precisely how I feel about these bad boys by Il Quadrifoglio, who is a
Something To Look At
Dear Readers, I am sorry but I am not so inspired to write today. Just one of those days, you know?! Anyway, hopefully some of these pictures can make up for
J.FitzPatrickfootwear.com Is Now Live!!
Dear Readers, The day has finally come and I am so anxious that it's hard for me to even write. For those of you whom have created your own website and did
Crockett & Jones Spring/Summer 2014
Today should hopefully (fingers crossed) be the last of my crazy manic days. Therefore while I don't have a lot of things to say about the actual post today, I
A Sight to Make You Smile – Shoe Heaven
Dear Readers, I am yet again having a day where I am trying to do a million things at once, mainly crossing all the t's and dotting all of the i's to
New Saint Crispin Brogues for Leatherfoot – In Bold Colors!
This is probably the cleanest example that I have ever seen?of a "proper" purple leather used in footwear?and it's quite commendable to be honest. I
Foster & Son’s New Antiquing Option
One of Foster & Son's claim to fame apart from the legendary last maker, Mr. Terry Moore, was their amazing archival collection of bespoke samples. And what
Yanko Shoes – Yet Another Spanish Shoemaker
While I don't know the exact history of the Yanko origin, from what I have quickly gathered on the world wide web is that they are yet another spin off of the
Patinas in the House by Dandy Shoe Care
Dear Readers, I am currently at my factory with not a lot of time to write but wanted to get something out for all of you, so please feast your eyes on some of
Soles to Match by Riccardo Bestetti
Riccardo Bestetti never ceases to amaze me with his artistic talents. Not only is his patina work on his uppers very beautiful but it would appear that he is
Hiro Yanagimachi’s New Models
There is nothing like a new shoe design and the one that is shown on this saddle shoe, by Hiro Yanagimachi, is not like any that I have ever seen before. Being
The U-Cap Brogue
Why did the U-cap not ever become popular? I mean, in theory, it is not as conventional as a cap toe but is less risky/fancy than a wingtip (aesthetically
Imitation Full Brogue by Il Quadrifoglio
For many of you that frequent the internet in pursuit of sartorial excellence, this shoe by Il Quadrifoglio (yet another Japanese shoemaker) will not be new to
Hiro Yanagimachi – Yet Another Reason to go to Japan!
There are many reasons to go to Japan: eat top notch sushi, see the cherry blossom trees, visit the old city of Kyoto, drink refreshingly crisp Japanese lager
