So it's my last day here in Singapore after having been gone for 2 weeks now. Luckily for me, I have a lovely midnight flight to put me into London at 5am,
Saint Crispins New Double Monk: Not Yet Released!
What's great about Saint Crispins is that they are always trying new things, on a regular basis. When I was in Romania looking at their model selection (post to
Spectator Done Differently
One thing that I love about Norman Vilalta's shoes design is that he sometimes does things that are so different yet so familiar. I mean, they are quite
Maftei Vienna
While in Vienna a few months back, I had the pleasure of going to one of the Maftei shops and seeing the shoes for the first time in person. I was never quite
SHOES!!!
Cloth Used in Shoes by Herring
Using cloth in shoes is getting bigger and bigger these days and I personally, as always, am quite happy to see it. This pair, by Herring, worn by my good
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
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
Corthay Does Denim
I was not the first person to ever use denim on my shoes. I mean, my inspiration came from a Hugo Boss shoe that I saw about 10 years ago, believe it or not.
A Check-In from Romania
Dear Readers, I am off on a small adventure to Romania and Vienna, spending some time with my good friend, Phillip Car of Saint Crispins. �Today, I am a
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 Two Toned Vamp by Foster & Son
I passed by Foster and Son this morning to say hello to my compadres there and to see what was shaking and I happened to stumble upon a few of their archived
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
Latest Dandy Shoe Care Patina’s for J.FitzPatrick
Dear Readers, It's probably been the busiest 6 weeks of my life and I am quite glad to say that it is now all over and I can finally have a bit of peace and
Cheaney at Pitti Uomo 86
Playing a whole lot of catch up today trying to unbox all of the leftover sample sale stock, not to mention that I am getting hit with the flu, thanks to the
The Saddle Shoe is Back!
I am starting to see a lot more dressy saddle shoes lately and I am quite pleased by that as it is probably my favorite type of dress shoe. As I have said
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
Edward Green for Unipair
I have explained the difference between a �400 and an �800 shoe, saying that in reality the leathers won't be too far off (in the sense they could
Carmina at Pitti – New Things to Come!
While at Pitti I visited my friends at Carmina and needless to say I was quite impressed with all of their new models/colorways that I saw, particularly this
Gatsby Gone Wild
There is no shortage of bold shoes in the world. Most of the time you don�t see them on people�s feet though. But when the sun is out, people start to get mo
The Carmina Boot
It�s not really boot weather these days but I just can�t help myself in showing this Carmina boot as it is one of the coolest that I have seen in a whil
Corthay Canvas Shoes for S/S2015
I have always loved canvas as a material. The only thing that I do not love is how hard it is to clean when it gets dirty. White Chuck T's (converse all star's)