While this might come off as just down right teasing to some, many of you might be pleased to know that Gaziano & Girling will be offering a full patina
Good Photography
I think that good photography is crucial to any product business. A photograph can make or break the look of a shoe. The most beautiful shoe in the world can be
Bespoke Berluti To Kick Off The New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR MY DEAR READERS!!! I hope that all of you had a great holiday season and that you are ready for a great 2014! I know that I am! To kick it
Septieme Largeur Expand to Singapore
Every companys' dream should be to find themselves expanding internationally in some fashion or another. That great day has come for Septieme Largeur and it
Blog Makeover + Shoe Goodness
Dear Readers,Well the day has finally come that the blog will undergo a bit of changes through a new platform (wordpress) and a new design/layout. However, this
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
Balmoral Derby by Septieme Largeur – Pure Greatness!!
Monday Shoe Porn – No Time To Write Today…
Edward Green, Courtesy of LeffotIl Quadrifoglio courtesy of CC-CoccinellaG&G RegencyClematiscMiyagi Kyoko
Japanese Shoemaking Shoe Porn (At it’s finest my friends)
Anybody fancy donating me a round trip ticket from London to Tokyo? Because I really just can't handle it anymore, I have to go!!! Seriously, there is nothing
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
Balmoral Greatness – By George Cleverley
Photo Courtesy of Rose Callahan for the Dandy PortraitsThere are not many things more appealing than a beautiful balmoral line that extends across a shoe in a
Ascot Shoes – Online Shoe Store
The idea of just owning an all black or brown pair of shoes for your wardrobe is changing . Two tones and unconventional colored shoes are quickly creeping
Cheaney – Times Have Changed
As many of you know, I haven't always been the biggest fan of Cheaney, not so much in the sense that I did not like their styles and shoes in general but more
G&G – Do They Ever Do Wrong? Nope!
This pattern, for me, looks to be one of the hardest ones to get dead on. I feel that if the last and the pattern aren't perfectly symbiotic, then this
Aubercy Sketch Design
Design is an amazing thing. It can be translated/expressed in so many different ways, from a simple Joe Schmo sketch like mine, to this amazing work of art that
Shoes Of The Week – Clematis
With as many Japanese shoemakers that I discover month after month, I really get the feeling that Japan is just a haystack full of needles waiting to be
Anthony Delos Bespoke – Designed By A Blog Reader
Let me start off by saying, that I always appreciate it when any of you come to visit me and say hi. This always gives me great pleasure as I have said before
How To Become A Shoe Designer Part 3.1: The Creative Side — Shoe Designing
Let me first start of by saying that I have no credentials in shoe design and/or company branding. The closest that I have to design skills was drawing
Today’s Favorites – Bespoke Balmoral Boots
One of the most exciting things in the world for me (literally), is seeing the outcome of designing an existing shoe style in a new way, and it coming out
Shoes Of The Week – Bespoke by D.W. Frommer II
Hand-sewn shoemaking may not be as prevalent in the public eye as it was 60-80 years ago (when shoemaking machinery was not as readily available), but the more
Shoes Of The Week – Gaziano & Girling Kent
The galosh (or balmoral or whatever you want to call it) style of shoe, that has a separation from the top piece (facing extended to heel) and bottom piece
Shoe Of The Week – Maftei
As the world progresses, it becomes harder and harder to say that one thing, whether it be a product or service, is best found here or there. This used to be