An Interview with Chinese Bespoke Shoemaker Emi LIAO

The current female representative of the world-renowned bespoke shoemakers is Emiko Matsuda, who came out of Foster & Son to start her own business. I didn’t realise there was one so close to us. Take a look at her story together. Post Views: 1,927

An Interview with Oliver Tang, Product Director of Oct Tenth

Oliver Tang (TANG Cheng) is not particularly famous in the circle of dress shoe enthusiasts, because he is very low-key and puts his heart and soul into the products. His experience in the industry is not particularly rich. He has only worked in two companies, but the products of these two companies can really represent

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

An Interview with FU Jie, Founder of Yearn Shoemaker/SLIMSHOES

FU Jie is the founder of the SLIMSHOES brand, which was established in 2018. SLIMSHOES/Yearn Shoemaker is a brand based in Chengdu, At present, there are two physical stores in Chengdu, and there are also online stores on Taobao. The UK haberdashery Arterton is carrying them to showcase to discerning customers in Europe. Main players

An Interview with Mathieu Preiss, Founder of Septieme Largeur

Mathieu Preiss is the founder of French welted shoe brand, Septieme Largeur, and also the friend of Justin FitzPatrick, the ShoeSnob. His uncle, Marcos Fernandez Cabezas is regarded as one of the most powerful man in this industry. The establishment of Septieme Largeur was naturally supported by Marcos, but it’s really Mathieu who took the