In shoe aficionados’ eyes, John Lobb or Edward Green may be the best English shoes, but in American’s eyes, or for most outsider of this circle, Church’s is the best. The reasons are different, for American, Church’s is the first one they can see in the US as early as 1920s. And for fashion consumers,
Tag: Model Archive
China is a very late comer in traditional shoemaking business. There are a lot of grand factories making shoes for foreign brands, but goodyear construction occupies very small proportion. If a person outside of China want to see Chinese shoes, I recommend Mattina with full confidence. Post Views: 183
Made in Japan, which brand is the first coming into Japanese minds? I am afraid Scotch Grain would be the one. Founded in 1964, produce shoes for American and English brands. You can think this is localization or license business. At 1978, own brand Scotch Grain was established. Post Views: 88
The great Blogger Die Workwear summarized John Lobb models years ago, in his list there are around 80 models. I gain a lot of pleasure browsing those beauties. Post Views: 373
It is said that Northampton once host tens of shoe factories/brands, however, most of them perished. Among those prosper today, two brands stand out as the middle range pillar, one is Crockett & Jones, and the other Alfred Sargent. Post Views: 347
Norman Vilalta is a bespoke shoemaker, his Ready To Wear line is outsourced to a Spanish factory. A little backgroud, Norman Vilalta is Argentinian and his previous occupation was a lawyer. Later he found his passion in shoemaking and enrolled in Stefano Bemer studio. Justin Fitzpatrick joined later and became close friends with him as
In the mid-range segment, Crockett & Jones is the one nobody can circuvent. For years it stands for most reliable classic footwear manufacturer and makes for many brands. Post Views: 217
As a brand founded in 2006, Gaziano & Girling not only offers a very sharp blend of Italian and English style, but also incorporated bespoke elements into Ready To Wear, which is undoubtedly disruptive to shoemaking industry. Post Views: 566
Comparing to John Lobb Paris, Edward Green actually has longer history on manufacturing Ready To Wear shoes, however their models are significantly less than John Lobb Paris. I comprehend this fact as Edward Green is more discreet on model creation and release. Post Views: 135