I am not going to say that Allen Edmonds is my favorite brand but I have always liked the way they do their brogued oxfords. Something about them always stood
Per Nobile – Russian Shoemakers to Watch Out For!
My favorite shoe of the Bespoke Shoemaking competition was actually the one that took 9th place and was made by Russian Shoemakers, Per Nobile. It is the shoe
Purple Patina for the Win
Black, brown and burgundy shoes are apparently all too common now. Purple seems to be the new black as I keep seeing MTO shoes being made in it. Just waiting
Top 3 Shoemakers from World Championship Competition at the London Super Trunk Show
Just a quick email of the winners of the competition for the World Championship in Bespoke Shoemaking 1st place - Daniel Wegan of Gaziano &
HRH Prince of Wales Visit to Gaziano & Girling
Discover the Prince of Wales Visit to Gaziano & Girling to tour the factory and collect the shoes he commissioned for his Coronation. A highly prestigious
Yeossal Shoes – The Review
In this Yeossal shoes review, we take a look at Yeossal's new Hand Welted line and break down the quality of these 'Made in China' shoes. Yoessal is a
Stormwelt Series by Lof & Tung
Löf & Tung's new stormwelt collection is looking pretty good and probably making a lot of sense for a lot of people this A/W as the weather is quite wet and
Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday/Cyber Monday!
It’s the time of year many of you are expecting not only for great deals but also to celebrate love and happiness with your family. I have always loved
The Perfect Sole – Eiji Murata aka Main D’or
I am not going to lie and say that I am a sole fanatic but there is something special about a well-crafted sole. I love to look at them and appreciate the skill
Color Coordination
Color coordination is not as easy as it would seem. There is a fine line between doing it just right and going overboard and thus standing out in a bad way.
New J.FitzPatrick Footwear US website now Live – Part 1
Dear All, It has been a long time coming but we are finally ready to launch our US side of J.FitzPatrick Footwear. As a small, privately funded company with
The Stripped Patina by Yim Shoemaker
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The Adelaide Oxford – By Hiro Yanagimachi
I am really loving adelaides?these days and I think that many others are too. I see them often on social media and find myself nearly always attracted to them.
Winson Shoemaker – Indonesia’s Finest
Asia is all of the rage these days for quality?shoemaking. They have impressive bespoke?makers coming from mainland China and Singapore, and RTW makers on par
Meermin Goes Green!
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Shoes of the Day
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The?J.FitzPatrick Footwear Summer Sale?is coming to an end and we still have a lot of shoes left at great prices! Core Products?-- We?decided to mark these
New Chinese Bespoke Shoemaker – Yim Shoemaker
I love an underdog story and all of these Chinese bespoke shoemakers for me represent just that. Due to the industry of cheap labor and products, China over the
Discover the Leavenworth Ghillie – J.FitzPatrick Footwear
The Ghillie's roots date back to the original brogues that Scotsmen used to wear through the highlands to drain out their shoes from all of the water. Now you
Pet Peeves in The Shoe Industry Part 7: People That Call All Oxfords ‘Wingtips’
In the world of shoes, there are many names given to all of the different types of oxfords. ONE of them is 'wingtip,' set to describe the W shaped cap that's
The Shoe Snob Spring Cleaning – PRICE DROP!!
PRICE DROP IN ALL MODELS IN MY SHOE SNOB BLOG SHOP AS LINKED BELOW Many of these,?as usual, are in immaculate condition having seen the light of day less than
Best Shoe Instagram Account – Crockett & Jones
Most Instagram?accounts are simply a makeshift attempt at uploading random photos, quite hardly ever with a theme used to present the account. But Crockett
Löf & Tung – New Swedish Shoe Brand on the Block!
Many of you will be familiar with the Swedish shoe shop, Skoaktiebolaget. Few of you might, however, be familiar with the history of the owners and how they
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