New shoe brand, Timber Lee III, is not actually a new shoemaker but rather a rebranding of a solo artisan shoemaker (Hephaestus Shoemaker) who decided
Up Close Details Series – CNES ‘Exotic Shoes’
Here we take a closer look at these beautiful blue crocodile single monks by CNES shoemaker, that I unboxed last week. The Rolf, single monkstrap in
Unboxing Series – CNES ‘Exotic Shoes’
Here, we take a look at a pair of exotic shoes in CNES' handwelted range, the Rolf single monk with Norwegian stitching. It is an impressive pair of shoes
Crocodile Wholecuts from The Last Shoemaker
The Last Shoemaker has some pretty cool crocodile options with matching belts as part of their customizable RTW/MTO program. The pricing is very
Paul Parkman Exotic Monkstraps
The Paul Parkman brand as a lot of shoes that are quite 'out there.' But if you actually look carefully, they also have a lot of shoes that have classic cuts,
The Exotic Leather Specialists
Blue Shoes Becoming The Norm
I recently went on Gaziano & Girling's Instagram page and noticed that recently they have been commissioning a lot of blue shoes in their Made to Order
Things To Know About Shoes Part 5: 41-50
41. Many well known European shoe brands (clothing too) claim their products are made in their country, but outsource about 80% of their production to
Exotics – Your cow leather alternatives
Shoes Above: Crocodile by Riccardo Bestetti Up until I moved to Italy to learn bespoke shoemaking, I never really was a fan of exotics. This was partly due
Paolo Scafora at Pitti Uomo 89
Every Pitti Uomo I have my ritual of visiting the same shoemakers that present season after season. One of those makers is Paolo Scafora who in my mind is one
Saint Crispins MTO’s for Skoaktiebolaget
I just saw these MTO's the other day and was blown away by their beauty. It's not so much that they are things not done before, but in these colorways I have
Brilliant Blue Ugolini’s
A customer recently sent me some photos of his new bespoke Ugolini's and I have to say bravo to him for choosing such a magnificent combination of not
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
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
Museum Sole by Il Quadrifoglio
The concept of the "museum" characteristic is spreading and it's now reached your soles, thanks to Il Quadrifoglio. This one of course, is bespoke, but I can
Zonkey Boot Jodhpur
I have always liked the idea of Jodhpur boots but have never really took the plunge into them. Thinking about it, the only boots that I really every like on my
J.M. Weston’s New Shop On Jermyn St.
For those that don't know, J.M. Weston is French. I feel that I must state this, as I, like many people at one point have thought that due to their Anglo-Saxon
A Shoe For Every Color
Septieme Largeur - Light GrayThe best thing about the modern dress shoe industry is this ability to possess practically any color of shoe that you want. With
Today’s Favorites – Bestetti’s ‘Gladiators’
It's been another one of those Mondays that I just could not seem to get the time to bust out my long post. That being, it will have to wait until tomorrow, and
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,
Today’s Favorites – Random’s
I am in a bit of a rush this morning and could not think of a specific maker that I wanted to write about so I thought that I would just filter through my
Shoes Of The Week – Crocodile Loafers By Bestetti
Using crocodile (or alligator) on a pair of shoes, is most likely one of those things that you either love or absolutely hate. I have always had a mixed
Today’s Favorites – Clairvoy
Yet another French shoemaker who makes beautiful shoes! I can't really say much about Clairvoy except that they have a deep history in making shoes for famous
Today’s Favorites – Marc Guyot’s Unique Derby
The French never cease to amaze me when it comes to being stylistically and colorfully creative in the world of shoes. Here you can see that shoe designer Marc
