My friend Alexander Nurulaeff, of Dandy Shoe Care, appears to really love the early 1900's style as his Great Gatsby theme patina has been given life to a new
Pet Peeves in the Shoe Industry – The List – The First Ten
There are many things that happen in the shoe world that make this snob a bit crazy when I see it occurring. Some of it I feel is done from lack of education so
Calzoleria Carlino – New Bespoke Footwear on the Block!
Now more than ever is the 'time of the bespoke shoemaker.' With the help of shoemaking schools all around the world, the internet aka YouTube, shoemaking blog
Dandy Shoe Care Finally Launches Instagram Account!!
Dandy Shoe Care has championed Twitter and Tumblr for many years but never made the jump to Instagram. I always wondered why, especially as these days you can
Dandy Shoe Care Sells Patina’d Ed Et Al Loafer
For one of you lucky people who wears a UK10/US11, you will be pleased to know that this brand new pair of Ed Et Al Amoy Quee II loafers is up for
Things To Know About Shoes: Part 2 – The Next 10
Dear Readers, Here is the 2nd part of my 'Things to know about shoes.' If you happen to missed the first 10, here they are. I hope that you enjoy the post
Alexander Nurulaeff of Dandy Shoe Care – Interview
In an effort to get the blog back to its roots of truly feeding the readers the knowledge that they are yearning for, I had the idea to get back into doing
First Round of Dandy Shoe Care x J.FitzPatrick “David” Boot
I have just received word from Alexander of Dandy Shoe Care that the first round of patinas are finished on our collaborative David boot model, which was a new
Other Great Shoe Blogs
As much as I would love to reign over the shoe world, I can't deny that there are other great shoe blogs out there, ones that I also take inspiration from. As I
Photo Of The Year – Dandy Shoe Care
I saw this image on Dandy Shoe Care's twitter feed the other day and it blew me away for it's vividness and harmony. Not only is the background beautiful but
Dandy Shoe Care x J.FitzPatrick Boot Edition — Now Live!
On our 3rd collaboration with Dandy Shoe Care, we decided to switch it up a bit and offer a boot as opposed to the typical shoe that we have been previously
J.FitzPatrick A/W2015 Stock Now In – Round 2!
Well, it has been an interesting season as half of my A/W15 stock was released back in September and the rest of it just came in. This was due to a massive
Dandy Shoe Care Goes Above & Beyond!!
Alexander Nurulaeff of Dandy Shoe Care has gone above and beyond with his latest patina. It was a special gift to present at Kevin Seah's (tailor in
Vass Patina’d Up by DSC
I could just look at Dandy Shoe Care's Tumblr feed all day long as there is nothing boot goodness on it on a constant basis. One of the million things
J.FitzPatrick Summer Shoe Sale — Final Markdown
It is officially the second half of our Summer Sale and with that we decided to make a few adjustments, not only to the prices but with the addition
2nd Round of Dandy Shoe Care Patina x J.FitzPatrick
I thought that you all might enjoy seeing the next round of patinas that came in from our collaboration with Dandy Shoe Care. I always enjoy seeing what people
First Round of Patinas Done by J.FitzPatrick x Dandy Shoe Care
The first 5 of the patina orders have been completed and I thought that I would show those of you that might not have been able to picture the
Lobb by Dandy Shoe Care
A bit of patina always adds to the character of a shoe. This John Lobb, albeit somewhat interesting before hand, looks so much better after Alexander (of Dandy
J.FitzPatrick X Dandy Shoe Care Exclusive Round 2 – Greenwood
We are back at it again with our collaboration between Dandy Shoe Care and J.FitzPatrick. After having a successful first go at it on our Tony II model (last
1920’s Patina by Dandy Shoe Care
For those of you that remember, last year I had a patina collaboration between Dandy Shoe Care and my shoe brand, J.FitzPatrick. We used my Tony II model and it
Pitti Uomo: My Updated Views On It
This Pitti Uomo fair probably marked the largest attendance of "Shoe Industry People" due to the event that took place in the middle of the fair, BeShoes,
New Stuff in the Industry!
It can be hard keeping on top of all of the new things that are coming out and events that are going on. At first this post was going to be about trunk show
Latest Dandy Shoe Care Patina’s for J.FitzPatrick
Dear Readers, It's probably been the busiest 6 weeks of my life and I am quite glad to say that it is now all over and I can finally have a bit of peace and
Dandy Shoe Care Trunk Show at Skoaktiebolaget
It would appear that as time goes on the idea of the patination of shoes becomes more and more prevalent within the shoe industry. Putting modern ideas on