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
Archives for February 2013
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
Mr. Miyagi Monks
�I'm kind of at a loss for words today...been feeling a bit like procrastinating on everything as I am working myself ragged! That being I don't really have
Education Of Shoes Or Serious Lack Thereof
When I think of my blog, I see that I am generally one sided in what I put on it, in the sense that I focus on expensive shoes. I like to think that instead of
Gaziano & Girling St. James
There is nothing like a nice adelaide and the Gaziano & Girling St. James is among the best of them. It fills all of the requirements of a nice brogue but
Vistis From PG, New Chisel Toe Last & Possible New Marcos Model
So as many of you may know, last week I was off at my factory, doing a bit of QC on the production, as well as thinking about the future and preparing for
Vistis From PG, New Chisel Toe Last & Possible New Marcos Model
So as many of you may know, last week I was off at my factory, doing a bit of QC on the production, as well as thinking about the future and preparing for
Brogues For Life!
I tend to think of myself as a hardcore shoe fanatic, sometimes asking myself 'why do you like shoes so much?' But then I see this guy's feet and realize that I
Reader’s Questions, Sharing Experiences & Saint Crispins For Your Pleasure!
So, two things recently came up that I thought that I would share with all of you. The first being a few questions that the average person whom is not yet a
Reader’s Questions, Sharing Experiences & Saint Crispins For Your Pleasure!
So, two things recently came up that I thought that I would share with all of you. The first being a few questions that the average person whom is not yet a
Materna Boots – Built To Last
Well, it would seem that the busy life of a shoe shiner and upcoming shoe designer is starting to take its toll on the 'ol blog. As most of you may know, on
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 Lovely Line Up!
Photo Courtesy of Style ForumIt's always real interesting (for me) to see the shoes that other people like and therefore buy. Mainly you find that most people