A blog reader had a good day recently by receiving his brand new bespoke Roberto Ugolini shoes. As it is quite a unique design (and cool shoe) he
Ducal – A Florentine Delight!
It's amazing what brands are in Italy that are still quite small and unknown. One of those brands is a Florentine one called Ducal, which I happened to stumble
Carreducker Goes For Blood (Red that is)!
The idea of doing a red shoe has always been appealing to me. The execution of doing it is the hard part. Here Carreducker goes to show that it is in fact not
JM Weston – New Range for A/W 2014
I have been in a crazy rush today as I had taken off yesterday to tour my family around London, so everything is a bit delayed today, including emails as per
J.FitzPatrick Update: Size UK6/6.5 — Winter Models — Stock Refill
Normally I don't like to write about my brand too close together (date wise) but I know that many of you have been waiting for my UK6 and UK6.5 size selection
Why Do Square Toes Still Exist?!!!
The other day, I saw some of the worst square toed shoes that I had seen in a while and it quite shocked me. You see, here in England (as I have said before) it
Norman Vilalta – Not Just a Shoemaker, An Artist! Part 1
I recently had the pleasure of spending some time with Norman Vilalta and I must admit it was a great time. Rewind a few years and lets talk about the history.
Antonio Meccariello Shoes – Exquisite!
I think that this is the first time that I have posted the shoes of Antonio Meccariello on The Shoe Snob blog and for many of you that know of the
Gaziano & Girling x J.FitzPatrick x Timothy Everest = Sample Sale!!
Dear Readers, There is always a first for everything and that first is now here for the three brands involved in this collaborative sample sale that
Edward Green for Unipair
I have explained the difference between a ?400 and an ?800 shoe, saying that in reality the leathers won't be too far off (in the sense they could be
Treat Your Feet Right – William Abraham
I first had the pleasure of meeting Bram Frankel (the founder/owner of William Abraham) at my trunk show at Leffot in NYC, last November. He was (is) a really
Carmina at Pitti – New Things to Come!
While at Pitti I visited my friends at Carmina and needless to say I was quite impressed with all of their new models/colorways that I saw, particularly this
Barcelona + Norman Vilalta
Live from Barcelona and visiting the shop of Norman Vilalta, I wanted to give you all a sneak peek into the life of his work. I have always
Gatsby Gone Wild
There is no shortage of bold shoes in the world. Most of the time you don?t see them on people?s feet though. But when the sun is out, people start to get more
Corthay Canvas Shoes for S/S2015
I have always loved canvas as a material. The only thing that I do not love is how hard it is to clean when it gets dirty. White Chuck T's (converse all star's)
Santoni’s Goodyear Line
I have a love/hate relationship with Santoni. I don't really hate them, they are actually very nice people who treated me very kindly when I went to visit their
New Models Around the Globe
I don't know why I never did this before. I guess that I was just too busy thinking about finding the coolest shoes that I could, but obviously with the web at
Awl & Sundry – Customization Made Easy
As I have said before, it is always interesting to see a new shoe brand coming out and thus figuring out what it brings to the table. Those that bring
The Ultimate Spectator by Gaziano & Girling
I have always loved the Astaire by Gaziano & Girling. It is easily my favorite model of theirs, especially when done on the DG70 last, which of course is my
Random Beauties to Enjoy!
It's another one of those days where I am a bit pressed for time, so I will keep it brief and just give you all some pictures to admire. I hope that you enjoy
Scarpe di Bianco at Pitti Uomo
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
Bi-Color Cordovan by Enrile
Usually I am not crazy about the split in color on a derby where the vamp/toe is one color and the quarter/counter is another. For some reason the difference
Ivan Crivellaro – Not Just a Patina Artist
I had the real pleasure of finally putting a face to a name while at Pitti Uomo 86 and that name was Ivan Crivellaro. Having been a huge fan of his work and
The Shoe Snob & J.FitzPatrick Go to Asia!
In my quest to travel the world, display my shoe line and meet all of the supporters of not only the The Shoe Snob blog, but also J.FitzPatrick
