The name ZHANG Renjie may not be familiar to you, while the name Riccardo Zhang is actually very active on social media, such as Red. So, what is so special about him? He is the only one of two tailors who has overseas working experience rather than study experience in the field of bespoke suits
Edward Green’s most well-known and sought-after models are Galway, Dover and Chelsea, which are boots, Derby and Oxford respectively. What about loafer? There are three candidates, Piccadilly, Belgravia and Duke. where Duke is relatively rare or buried in the dust of history and only recently resurrected. So, the winner will have to come from Piccadilly
For people who like dress shoes, what will come to mind when mentioning Brooks Brothers’ shoes? Naturally it’s the very historical brand, Peal & Co, bought back from the UK which was a bespoke shoemaker and released ready to wear collection made by Crockett & Jones. Without Peal & Co logo on sock lining, there
Zhao Jun is still desperately trying to polish his sole-making skills. He sent me a pair a few months ago and asked for some advice. At that time, there were two points, one was that the last was not very exquisite, and the other was that the blind waist process of the sole was a
Siroeno Yosui is a bespoke shoemaker from Japan but it is not a real shoemaker, I mean it is not a person, but a team. The team is made up of two people. There are two significant things about Siroeno Yosui, one is their YouTube channel, which captures the complete handcrafted process of how a
The Refinery, or TR for short, is arguably one of the most well-known Chinese brands in classic menswear community, and its staple products are not suits. The co-founder LI Yao is considered a pioneer in this domestic consumer field. From the day I liked this category, I have heard the name of TR and the
This brand was introduced separately that an Almansa classic shoe factory went down the evil road. It’s not my worst shoe, but it’s a very interesting pair of shoes. Post Views: 1,611
Not counting the boots, leather shoes generally are divided into four categories, Oxford, Derby, Monk and Loafer. In these four model, I personally like Oxford the most. Post Views: 2,250
Derby is a very popular shoe type as it is more casual than oxford so easier to pair with outfits. But not so many people notice there are so many types of Derby shoes. Post Views: 1,896
The result is Comfort. Online purchasing is main stream and shoe lovers would try many brands, and different brands have very different sizing systems, which causes many tragedies. For these unsuccessful purchases, some returned and some kept. This pair Vass is one of the kept ones which is half size larger than my feet. Post