An Interview with William Efe-Laborde

William Efe-Laborde is an independent French bespoke shoemaker living in London. Even France has a very strong culture and community for bespoke crafts, William found this passion in England. We can regard him as self-taught because he doesn’t have any official job or apprentice in those prestigious houses, and this speaks a lot about his

An Interview with Wilbur Tu, Founder of Graziat

Taiwan is not famous for its dress shoe industry, and no shoemakers have been heard of internationally. When it comes to buying shoes, Oakroom is the destination that focuses on selling high-end men’s shoes, and Edward Green is most sought after. The most recognized shoemaker globally is Graziat, which will be introduced today. I had

An Interview with ZHAO Hui, Cofounder of Sartoria Dei Solari

Sartoria Dei Solari is probably the most exciting and desirable bespoke tailoring house emerged in 2022. Many people may only pay attention to one of the founders, Riccardo who worked in Yuki Inueno, a famous Milanese house in Italy, but Solari was actually founded by three young tailors. ZHAO Hui is one of the founders,

An Interview with JIANG Daoyuan, Founder of Badia

I’m afraid that many people are not familiar with this name, but his experience in shoemaking, among domestic shoemakers, is very orthodox and academic. As a Stefano Bemer studio trainee, after returning to China, JIANG Daoyuan became a bespoke shoemaker and later, created his own shoe brand Badia. As curious as everyone is about this