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
Stefano Bemer: Postcards from Florence Series
I am quite busy today doing photography for my socks and shoes, but saw this picture on Stefano Bemer's Instagram the other day and wanted
Bestetti At His Best!
Riccardo Bestetti recently started a new Instagram acccount (@bestettishoes) and it is a great accumulation of amazing works of art. I
Button Shoes by Aubercy
I have a few predictions of things to watch out for for 2015 and button boots/shoes is one of them. They are not an easy thing to make nor are
Green Greatness by Meccariello
When Collaborations Go Wrong and Involve Good Companies
I was searching for some cool Santoni's to put up on the blog, in the hopes to find a new model from their goodyear welted range. Unfortunately I did not have
More Denim in Shoes – This time by Barbanera!
For me, it's always nice to see denim being used in shoes. Usually you find it paired with brown, but Barbanera decided to do something a bit different this
Button Boots at Leffot
We all know how much of a sucker for button boots I am, which is surprising that I still don't have a pair. In due time though, in due time! Steven at Leffot
Varied Colors by Paolo Scafora
Putting multiple colors in one shoe is never easy. Doing it well is even harder, particularly when there is more than 2 colors involved. Of course, with patina
Suede Adelaides by Roberto Ugolini
Dear Readers, I am scrambling to get everything sorted for my 2 week trip to Asia hence the delay in getting anything up on the blog until this point in the
Barbanera Blue!
We all know that blue is my favorite color, I can hardly keep it a secret anymore which is why it's obvious that I am attracted to such concoctions. What most
Bontoni Magic As Per Usual
Don't really have a lot of time here, but could not help but show you all this amazing shoe by Bontoni. They never cease to amaze me and ever more so is that
Your Soles Soul
I saw this picture and just loved it. As it came from Instagram with no real source, I could not find a better quality to it, but I thought that you would all
A Trip to Vigevano to Meet Riccardo Bestetti
Riccardo Bestetti and I have been virtual friends for a long time. He is probably one of the first bespoke shoemakers that I had contact with in
Two Toned Boots Are Best!
In an unrealistic world, there are no limits to the amount of laced boots a man could own. As sick as it is, I think that I am going on about 15 pairs (and that
The New Stefano Bemer
Since we are on the subject of Bemer's (as per yesterday's post), I thought that I would continue on by finally getting up the pictures of the new Stefano Bemer
Mario Bemer Bespoke & New Site
I wrote about Mario Bemer not too long ago, having come back from Pitti Uomo in the hopes to shed some light on his new company. (If you missed it, you can find
The Barbanera Brothers (and their shoes!)
I have always admired the style and direction of the young Italian shoe brand called Barbanera. For me, anyone out there trying to do something different with
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
Buying International Products Online
EDIT - MARCH 15TH, 2016: THE US JUST PASSED A LAW INCREASING THE LEVEL OF EXEMPTION ON PRIVATELY IMPORTED GOODS, FROM $200 TO $800 SO NOW PROVIDING THAT YOUR
Sutor Mantellassi at Pitti Uomo
I have been quite ill these past few days and thus left myself a bit behind in emails, sending out shoes etc and of course this leaves me with limited time to
An Interesting Derby by Roberto Ugolini
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
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
