The Patina World Championship 2023 was a great turnout with some cool competition and some fun patinas! If you read the finalist's post on the contestants it
How To Patina Video – An Introduction
Another brief look into the art form that has taken the shoe industry by storm. Here, the basic steps are shown in order to get started on your own patinas
New Patinas By Hancore
Greg Park, aka Hancore, our in-house patina artist that hosts his own business inside our NYC shop in Soho, has been making some really cool patinas lately and
Meermin Makeover by Hancore Patina
With great cobblers and amazing patina artists, no shoes are lost. These pictures are proof of that. With an error created on a pair of Meermin wholecuts,
World Championships in Shoe Patina and Shoe Shining 2020 – Qualifications Now Open
World Championships in Shoe Shining and Shoe Patina 2020 - QualificationWe now open up the qualification to the finals of the World Championships in Shoe
Hancore – Your NYC Patina Artist
There are plenty of people in the US that want patina shoes. I am sure that Dandy Shoe Care's largest client base is the USA. Yet there not have been so many
Graziat Taipei – Newcomers on the Block Making Noise!
Here is the start of many new Asian companies that will grace the pages of The Shoe Snob Blog. It is a new era in shoemaking and places like Vietnam and
LONDON SUPER TRUNK SHOW 2019 BRAND SHOWCASE #2 ALTAN BOTTIER
To read more about the London Super Trunk Show 2019, please click�HERE The 2nd shoe brand that I am showcasing for our London Super Trun
Chris Dillon – Your “American Patina” Option
First and foremost, Chris Dillon aka American Patina is a great guy. I met him 5 years ago at my first US trunk show at Leffot in NYC. He was a big supporter of
Ascot Shoes to Bring Shoe Artist to Savile Row
Ascot Shoes has a new project and offering coming to their Savile Row presence at 13 Savile Row (shared with Stowers Bespoke and Lee Marsh Tailoring). What they
Unique Patina by The Shine of Poland
I always appreciate a unique patina. And while this one is not so out of this world different in terms of skill, it is unique to what you commonly see
Adidas ‘Stan Smith’ – Patina Style! — Les Cireurs Parisiens
In the home of Patina, France (Paris to be exact), there is a group of gents, called Les Cireurs Parisiens, not only giving patina's to any Joe's shoes, but
Tōramally Shoes – Handwelted out of India!
The world is fast changing and it is quite impressive and scary at the same time to be honest. Thanks and to much demise to the industry (i.e. the brands), we
Patina Croc Loafers via MTO by Septieme Largeur
As I get older, I start to like more and more crocodile/alligator�products but still mainly limited to loafers and small details. What I am not crazy about i
The Go-To London Shoe Shiner
For the last 3 years, I have been shining shoes in London to an artisanal type standard. That being, I provided a military-like shine that left the shoes
Shoe Manufacturing – How Long it Really Takes – Part 1- Factories
If you go to certain countries in Asia, you can get bespoke shoes in a matter of days. If you get it from some reputable European and/or Japanese makers, it can
Thomas Kalflo Patina Interview
For those that may have not ever heard of this name before, allow me to give you a brief intro on exactly who is Mr. Thomas Kalflo. First and foremost he is a
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
The Shoe’s Beginning – Ivan Crivellaro
It's quite interesting to see how the patina of an Ivan Crivellaro shoe will take form, especially on the ones that have so many pieces of leather to
Septieme Largeur Patina Driving Loafers
While not being the originators of patina, for me Septieme Largeur are the ones keeping it relevant by always doing new things with it from giving patina to
Green, Green, Green!!!
I have been wearing a lot of green shoes lately as I am really feeling the color dark green at the moment. I am even dyeing old shoes that I am bored of to
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
