These two precise colors are probably my absolute favorite color combination, even more than my staple choice of black and red!. So needless to say, when I saw
Old School Beauties by Wildsmith
The more that I see shoes from makers that date before the 60-70's (like these Wildsmith's) that unfortunately no longer exist, the more that I love them. Right
The J.FitzPatrick Launch Party Night
As many of you may know, I have finally launched my very own shoe line after many years of hard work and build up. To celebrate the occasion, Gieves & Hawkes at
The Shoe That Defines Me
(Video by James Cole, for WatchAnish) Dear Readers,Here is a video I made as a profile to really explain how I came to be where I am and why I chose that route.
Crockett & Jones Green Suede Cavendish
Green is really starting to grow on me as a color of attire, whether it be in your jumper, your tie, your trousers, and especially your footwear! However,
Underrated Greats: Scarpe di Bianco
When one thinks of the greats, there is a list that comes to mind that I think is quite standard. But, I feel that as time goes on, that list while staying
Bontoni Brilliance!
I never really see Bontoni's anymore and I just finally discovered why. Apparently, the founder (the grandfather) put a clause into the contract when he sold
Lovely Bespoke Creations
Now some of you might be thinking that I just did a post about not liking gussets on shoes, but allow me to clarify, that is was the fact that I don't like
Hoxton Hotel Pop Up in London
�Dear All,This weekend I will be participating in a pop up event at the ever so chic and cool Hoxton Hotel. It looks to be quite a fun event with a lot o
Crockett & Jones for Japanese Market
I have explained this once before, I believe, but what many of you might not know is that for certain markets, like Japan, shoes are made especially for the
Angelo Galasso – A Bit of Fabric Action!
We all know how much I love a bit of fabric/cloth mixed in with a pair of shoes, and this one here by Angelo Galasso is a great example. What he did here quite
Edwin Clapp…Vintage Extraordinaire
(picture courtesy of Classic Shoes for Men Seeing vintage shoes is always a treat for me as it represents a time where our traditional oxford (the way in
The Lazyman Trend….Not My Thing
Picture Courtesy of Rugged Old SaltKoji Suzuki makes a beautiful shoe...without question. And this shoe is no exception. But what I have a hard time coming to
Altan Saddle Oxford
Purple and tan? Whoever would have thought? Definitely not me....I am still deciding whether or not I would even wear them. Who are we kidding, we all know that
Meermin Mallorca Greatness!!!
Dear Readers,So, today is another day that I simply don't have the capacity to think of witty or intelligent things to say, nor do I really have the time, so as
Unique Design by Magnanni
There is greatness and then there is excess. This borderlines on the mixture of the two. The idea of a wholecut loafer with these buttons and then an
Red JM Westons
Photo Courtesy of En Grande PompeWhat a beautiful shoe!! Probably not everyone's color of choice but it's hard to deny that the shoe looks nothing short of
Craig Corvin Bespoke
Last Spring, my friend Craig Corvin (who is a bespoke shoemaker from Seattle) passed by London, while on a mini European tour, in order to stock up on the 'ol
From London to Melbourne – The Making of Christian Kimber
I remember when I first started working on Savile Row. I was fresh & naive and I did not really know anyone in the industry outside of Carreducker. They had
Roberto Ugolini Bespoke U-Cap’s
The author of former blog, Suitorial (now Suitology) wrote me up a few months back, telling me that he had just recently moved to London and wanted to say hello
Tailored for Taylor
So, as you can imagine, I get a lot of emails asking me to write about so so's product on the blog. A lot of it makes me think that the person writing me didn't
Straight Shoe Porn
G&G BespokeAnthony Delos BespokeAnthony Delos in the makingBerluti BespokeEdward Green....in dark green!!Septieme Largeur, courtesy of En Grande PompeDon't have
Interesting Design by Norman Vilalta
To coolest thing about bespoke makers is seeing their imagination come to life through the samples that they make to represent their brand. A shoe's design can
A Legendary Boot by Septieme Largeur
The last time that I was in Paris, as I usually do, I found myself hanging about the Septieme Largeur shop, seeing what was new and exciting. While there, the