Nowadays, people regards shoes as the normal and call cordwainers shoemakers, but when we look at John Lobb’s full name, and into the history, Bootmaker is the truly heritage. Post Views: 1,891
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If you haven’t heard Patrick Frei this name, I bet you are not a qualified shoe aficionado, to say the least. As the champion of 2018 World Shoemaking Championship, Patrick Frei is one of the top level bespoke shoemakers in the world with everyone’s consent. His shoes are elegent yet aggressive, artful and inspiring, meticulous
Tannery Martin is a ten generation family business in Germany which only produces Oak Bark Tanned Leather, and the final product is familiar to every shoe aficionados, the leather sole. Post Views: 1,490
Winson shoemaker is the top talent from Indonesia, considered one of the best shoemakers in Southeast Asia, I am very glad to have the oppotunity to talk with the man behind, the real Winson, Emil Rahmana Putra. Post Views: 2,377
Arterton is a UK brand focusing on Garment bag and dismantlable umbrella, both are not so much discussed even in the most enthusiastic communities. https://www.arterton.co.uk/ When every classic menswear connoisseur agrees that the devil is in the details, these pieces definitely should not be left behind. And we thank William, the founder to fill the
Fausto Ripani is a small Italian handmade shoe brand, and Andrea is the son of the founder Faustor Ripani. There are many shoemakers or workshops in Italy, and the most in the world speaking about quantity, It is interesting to know how they survive and make a living. Post Views: 1,224
The best Spanish bespoke shoemaker, who apprenticed under a lady Master working in John Lobb St. James for 36 years, and opened his own atelier in Barcelona in 2014, Ramon Cuberta accepted my interview. Post Views: 1,273
John Davis is the current owner of bespoke tailoring service Tobias Tailors who has been active on the row for more than 50 years. He is low-profile while well recognized by many his peers (bespoke tailors). It is great to talk with this great tailor. Post Views: 1,211
Shoes of Stefan is a quite new shoe shop in Norway, and Stefan’s background is so much alike mine, an Engineer who loves shoes unstoppably, and finally opened his own shoe shop bending to the calling. Although the shop is new, the brands it carries are not unfamiliar to most shoe aficionados, Edward Green, Alden
Francis Waplinger is a rising bespoke shoemaker based in New York city, his shoes have very strong personal signature and quite opposite to the American mainstream dress shoes, much more elegant and artful. It is always good to know there are young generations love and practice in this craft. Let us get into his story.