The London Collective is a group of artisanal brands that banded together to make bi-annual trips to the US to present their products and meet their clients.
Summer Sales Kicking Off!
It's that time again! As July 1st hit, a lot of Summer Sales went into effect. Here is a list of some of the more notable ones of brands that I keep on
Shoes At The Gaziano & Girling Store
Being that I used to live in London and my shop was not too far away from Savile Row (a stone's throw away in Soho), one can imagine how many times I
The Shoe Snob – Unboxing Series – Gaziano & Girling Mainline
 Here we take a look at the famous English brand, Gaziano & Girling, and their exquisite shoes that helped to build my curiosity and passion for
Up Close Details – Video Series – Gaziano & Girling Optimum
 So, in my quest to expand my ways of providing you all with knowledge, imagery, information etc on all things footwear, I realized that from my
Lasted Shoe Trees Are A Pain
Last shoe trees are a pain, for those not truly experienced with them. If you got triggered by the title of the post, calm down. I believe that if you could
The Best Shoemaker in the World
Doesn't Exist... So, now you are thinking, 'wait, what?' Doesn't exist? What does that mean? Well, it means that this slogan can only apply to you and your
Gaziano & Girling – MTO Fees Waived
Gaziano & Girling has just started another MTO promotion in light of recent times, one-upping their last offer. As there is a lot of information here with
Gaziano & Girling Sample Sale – March 5th/6th
World-Renowned shoemaker, Gaziano & Girling, will be hosting a sample sale tomorrow and Friday (March 5th/6th, 2020) in their shop on Savile Row,
Gaziano & Girling – 25% off 4 Models for December
Gaziano & Girling doesn't often go on sale, but it would appear that they are making way for new things as they are discounting 4 models at a nice price of
New Shoes on The Marketplace
For those that have not yet heard of The Shoe Snob Marketplace, please inform yourselves of one of my new ventures by reading the Blog Post Here. For those
Gaziano & Girling – The New Classic Range
Gaziano & Girling have decided to shake things up in their brand by continuing to expand on the amount of collections they offer. First it was the Deco
Chelsea Boots – Smart or Casual?
I recently had a customer ask me to compare my brand's chelsea boots to RM Williams and asking what separates the two being that they are both $495 and wholecut
Gaziano & Girling – US Tour
Gaziano and Girling are on the road with a 5 city showing across the US coasts, highlighting not only their bespoke samples but also their new Fresco Range. For
The Shoe Cirlce by GGDecoMan
Making a good shoe circle image is not as easy as it looks. Getting the shoes to be nearly perfect in terms of distance and height/balance is challenging and if
Leather Quality & how It Varies
Perfect leather all the way around….top grade too Let me start by saying that this is a long, yet informative post. I made a comment on the blog the other day
Grades Of Shoe Craftsmanship
Bespoke shoes by Gaziano & Girling As I have stated before, there seems to be a whole lot of confusion as to how a shoe is made (whether by hand, machine
Tony Gaziano (from Gaziano & Girling) Interview
Being an aspiring shoemaker/shoe designer myself, I find it critical to try and meet the people in the industry who are shoemakers or shoe designers themselves
Gaziano & Girling Launches RTW Outlet in NYC
Gaziano & Girling is launching a RTW stock presence in NYC early next week which is a huge step for them to gaining more traction in the US and
Gaziano & Girling New ‘Savile’ Monkstrap
For those that may not know Gaziano & Girling have just recently celebrated their 10th anniversary and I couldn't be happier for them. I still remember the
Comparing Shoe Brands – Apples & Oranges
All Pictures are of Gaziano & Girling shoes (and have nothing to do with the post, just for looks) Not long ago I was able to peruse the internet in t
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
Reader Question – Value of Quality??
Crockett & Jones Clifford, Courtesy of Rugged Old Salt A reader recently asked me a question that I found to be quite pertinent to the interest of th
The Cap Shine
There is one simple thing that can make nearly any shoe look better and that is a cap shine. Something about having a shiny toe does a lot of justice
