Dear Readers, As many of you may know, tomorrow I will be embarking on my journey to the States/Canada. Needless to say I am quite excited but also
Red Gaziano & Girling Wholecuts…
Vintage Cherry by Gaziano & Girling is quite possibly the best shade of red the footwear industry has ever seen. It's not so strong that it frightens you or
My New Camera + George Cleverley = Better Photography From Now On!!!
So, a lot has been going on these days, not only personally with the birth of my new son (and thus the problems that I am now having with time management and
Paulus Bolten – Flame On!!
You can always count on a patina artist to blow the socks off the crowd by creating a fire breathing shoe, and that is exactly what Paulus Bolten did just here
Bespoke Shoes from Poland – Tadeusz Januszkiewicz
It's always a pleasure coming into contact with shoes that you have always seen online but never in person. I have always been quite intrigued with shoemaking
Rants, Raves, Braves & Some Shoe Porn
Today is just one of those days where I am quite bored of talking about shoes and find myself a bit more inclined to talk about something that bothers me a bit,
Spring/Summer 2013 Scarpe di Bianco Goodness
What I really like about Scarpe di Bianco is the fact that they have new models to drool over each season. Most shoe companies of this level don't have such
Black Patent Shoes – No Longer Necessary….
I remember when wearing patent shoes as a non-formal piece of footwear became all the rage. I was working for Nordstrom at the time and every Italian shoemaker
Bespoke G&G for Steven Taffel – Legendary
For those that don't know, Steven Taffel is the owner of NYC shoe store Leffot. And these bad boys are his new bespoke numbers by Gaziano & Girling. When I
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
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
Bespoke Maftei? Why not?!!
While I do love my wholecuts, free of anything at all, I must admit that I do think that I prefer it with a tad bit of brogueing, just to spice it up a bit.
A Surge Of New Shoe Stores
Men are becoming far more intelligent when it comes to shoes, and distinguishing the ones that separate themselves from the rest of the garbage out there. I
Patinas On Another Level
There are not too many makers left that I am dying to get a pair from. I can definitely count them on one hand, with less than the 5 fingers. And as you can
What A Bit Of Polish Can Do…..
After....Sometimes it truly is amazing what a little bit (or actually a whole lot) of polish can do. More often than not, if your shoe is made of good leather,
Aubercy Shoes – A Review
So it would appear that Christmas came a bit early this year as I received a lovely gift in the mail the other day. I usually know everything that is arriving
Shoes Of The Week – Bally Scribe
I can't say that I know a lot about Bally shoes, particularly because I know that within the last 10 years there have been some rocky roads with all of the
My Future Bestsellers! – J.FitzPatrick Wholecut Loafers
For those of you that have been reading my blog for a long time, you will have undoubtedly heard me ranting and raving about the lack of wholecut loafers on
Some More Patina Greatness….More Art Than Shoe!
�There aren't many shoes that I would be afraid to wear, but in the case of this model above (by Corthay), I think that I would just might have to leave i
Instagram + Shoes = The Future….
Vintage Boots from circa 1920'sIf you have a smartphone, you should probably get Instagram. Now, I am not one for tweeting my thoughts or updating every 5
J.FitzPatrick Footwear Update
Ladies & Gentleman,The time is almost near for the long anticipated launch of my footwear collection, J.FitzPatrick. Here you can see about two thirds of my
Septieme Largeur Fall/Winter Product
A trip to Paris is not complete without me giving Septieme Largeur a visit to see what they have been cooking up! And it just so happened that a lot of their
My Trip To Aubercy Part 2: Bespoke/More MTO
The thing about Xavier was that he was probably the most passionate person I have ever met. We talked for over an hour and a half and it was so clear that his
Shoes Of The Week – The Unknown Gems
Photo Courtesy of: Style ForumDear Readers,I am sorry to say that I am not going to be able to write much today. I have been quite swamped under these last days