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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

Mario Bemer – A New Start

For those that may not know, Stefano Bemer (the man) passed away about 2 years ago now. During the time that it occurred there was a lot of speculation as to

A Weekend Send Off of Shoe Greatness

We are having the first proper day of Spring/Summer here in London today, the sun is gleaming and I could not be more distracted or uninspired to work. That

Carmina For The Ladies

  So I am back on the travelling, with a flight in a few hours to Spain to go visit my factory and place some reorders for the webshop, as well as create

J.FitzPatrickfootwear.com Is Now Live!!

Dear Readers, The day has finally come and I am so anxious that it's hard for me to even write. For those of you whom have created your own website and did

Hiro Yanagimachi Summer Samples

I am at a loss for words today so can't really think of anything clever to say. All that I can say is that these spectator/co-respondents by Hiro Yanagimachi

Collaborations

  Part of the new direction for The Shoe Snob in 2014 (and onwards) is the idea of more collaborations and as I said before, doing my best to make the

Massimo Ferrari Review

It seems that every month a new brand pops up and smacks us all in the face with some cool shoes. Well this month it is Massimo Ferrari and I must say that I am

Some Serious Brogues!

  I have always liked a nice brogue, even a bit of a heavy one. I don't really own the heavy ones but have always appreciated their appeal as stompers

Ed Et Al Revamp Round 2

  As most of you know, I am always quite pleased to see shoes that have been made with some sort of �with fabric/cloth integrated into their upper. Thi

Spectator Madness

It's not exactly the time to start breaking out the 'ol Spectators/Co-Respondents with the weather turning out the way that it is. Being in London it's about

Gaziano & Girling coming to America!

  Gaziano & Girling are hitting the States for the bi-annual trip to take orders on bespoke and MTO requests. So if you are interested in their

Where is Barker Black?

It's always exciting when a promising new brand comes about and starts doing things a little bit differently, yet still maintains a bit of classical elegance.

Bespoke Spectators

Dear Readers, Well I hope that you all have been enjoying the new layout of the blog. As you may have come across already, there are still a lot of kinks

Bontoni Magic

Picture Courtesy of Bergdorf GoodmanNot that I could really afford to purchase a Bontoni shoe "just like that," but I find it such a crying shame for the sake

An Ode to Blue Dress Shoes

I have said it at least once and I will most likely say it at least a million times more, but the simple fact is that blue dress shoes (for me) remain the most

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