2017 has been a tough year on many levels but probably the best year yet in reality, as I learned a lot about life, struggle, appreciation, the fact that life
Archives for 2017
Merry Christmas from The Shoe Snob
For those that celebrate Christmas, I just wanted to wish you all a very beautiful day with your loved ones and thank you for all of your support in the blog
Next Level Shoe Design – Riccardo Bestetti
Shoe design, while not terribly complicated, is not very easy when it comes to making something different, yet still elegant and wearable. I know that I have
Pet Peeves in The Shoe Industry – Part 2 – Scuffing
One thing that really baffles me is when people can't imagine how scuffs got on their shoes and then blame the manufacturer for this. It's incredible too that
Pet Peeves in The Shoe Industry – Part 1 – Tying Your Shoes Properly
While the name of the blog has the word snob in it and I can be quite harsh at times, a lot of what I do is try to educate in the hopes to grow the industry and
Originality Goes A Long Way! – Barbanera Shows Us
As one of the Barbanera bros has recently had a birthday I thought that I would celebrate my appreciation of not only them as a brand but also as them as people
A/W Closet Cleaning – Shoes I am Selling from My Wardrobe!
Having moved to NYC as of recent, I had to really take a look at what I was wearing and not wearing and thus what I needed and did not need. Shipping
The Best Shoe Photography – Stefano Bemer
Good photography is a hard thing to master. It may not seem like it but there are so many elements to it that make a good 'shoe' picture. One might first assume
Reverse Skin Stitch by Magnanni
Magnanni has some new shoes out that appear to be the best that I have yet to see coming from them. I mean, I still wished that they did GY welted shoes but
J.FitzPatrick Footwear – One Week in NYC – Trunk Show at J. Mueser Bespoke
As many of you may know, J.FitzPatrick Footwear is in the midst of expanding to the US market, specifically in NYC. This expansion, however, does not
Bold Can Be Subtle – Fugashin Saigon
I never understood a dress code for work. I mean, by common sense, I understand the boundaries that they usually denote but never understood the strictness of
Calzoleria Carlino – New Bespoke Footwear on the Block!
Now more than ever is the 'time of the bespoke shoemaker.' With the�help�of shoemaking schools all around the world, the internet aka YouTube, shoemaking blog
Shoe Pocket Square Project Underway
So many of you may remember me asking a few weeks ago for your�opinion on a certain number of images and I believe that I explained it was for a pocket squar
Cyber Monday – Last Chance to Get 20% off Core Products at J.FitzPatrick Footwear
Today is the last chance to take advantage of our seasonal Black�Friday�- Cyber�Monday�Discounts. To make easy reading, see below the models and t
World Championships in Shoemaking Call for competition
We are very proud to announce the first World Championships in Shoemaking, where the final takes place during the London Super Trunk Show on April
Black Friday for Turkey Thursday at J.FitzPatrick Footwear
First and foremost, Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Americans celebrating today with their family and good food galore. Thanksgiving was always my
Sweyd Footwear – The New Trainers on the Block!
There is a new trainer company in town, hailing from Sweden and making some nice, Italian produced trainers in a very simple, classic and elegant derby pattern.
What Is a Handmade Shoe?
I recently wrote a piece about lies in the industry and how the terms 'handmade' and no-middlemen and the like were tossed around like confetti and that they
J.FitzPatrick Footwear – New Button Boots Now In Stock!
Everything has been running a bit late this season for us but we have finally received our new button boots and have them officially launched now at
TYE Shoemaker Braided Shoes
I have really been digging braided shoes lately so much so that I will introduce them into my shoe line in the very near future. But the best ones that I have
Lies in the Shoe Industry – Handmade, Middlemen, Top leather etc.
****brands in post pics are not culprits of what the topic discusses*** It's amazing the amount of shoe industry lies you read these days about handmade
James Fox of Crockett & Jones – Interview
1. What is your role at Crockett & Jones? And not just a title, what are you responsible for? I mainly focus on the hands on Marketing & Advertising…
Saint Crispins Americas Tour the US
Sorry for the radio silence over the last few days but I have been traveling like a mad man, leaving NYC 10pm on Sunday, arriving to London then next
Cowboy Boots by Barbanera — One’s That I Would Actually Wear!
It's quite funny how your tastes evolve as you get older and what you once hated, you look at in a new light and what you once loved, you start to dislike. I