Justin FitzPatrick is my idol. When I started to write a dress shoe blog, two people were my imitators, one was Jesper Ingevaldsson of Shoegazing, and the other was TheShoeSnob, Justin Fitzpatrick. Today, there are definitely more dress shoe bloggers than at that time, but they are still the bright lights of the industry. Post
Category: Dress Shoes
Once again, the core competitiveness of Weritas is MTM and foot model customization. When I first saw the Weritas shoes, I actually saw a lot of Mattina. Of course, at that time, although Jimmy (QIU Wuping), the founder, was indeed an industry veteran, his core competitiveness had always been in lastmaking, and the workmanship of
Full-grain leather is regarded the top level of smooth leather, however they can be divided into two grades further: full aniline-dyed and semi-aniline-dyed. Post Views: 4,377
George Cleverley was born in a shoemaking family in London on August 10th, 1898. As a child, he sold shoelaces and shoe polish. He was stationed in London at the age of 15 and then joined a military shipyard in Calais, France. Post Views: 3,442
The most accessible dress shoes in Japan, maybe its share is even higher than Regal. Founded in 1964 to make shoes for US and English brands who just want to make money without worrying about anything about the products. In 1978, own brand Scotch Grain hit the market. Post Views: 2,463
The model name of the pair was not given by me, but by Mr. Alexandru Maftei, which means Grand Duke in German. Aanother name for this style is Viennese, Viennese, that is, the most classic and traditional style of Vienna, Austria. I’ve shown this style to everyone in Maftei’s signature model. Post Views: 2,661
I was thinking about adding a qualifier, China, and then I realized there may not be a sure-fire winner in the world to these shoes. Before the emergence of ZHUOLV, if we talk about the best welted shoes brand in China, there is basically a recognised answer, ACME. Now I can say that ZHUOLV is
In the leather shoes industry in recent 20 years, there are some famous Italian shoemakers. In my humble opinion, I think there are three, Stefano Bemer, Roberto Ugolini and Riccardo Bestetti. Although Silvano Lattanzi and Paolo Scafora are equally prominent as brands, they are not talked about as shoemakers alone. Two of these three masters
The most important reason why this Italian brand can be known is that it made private label for Berluti. Post Views: 2,601
Maftei comes from Vienna Austria, the same country as more famous Saint Crispin’s. The shop locates at Kühnplatz 6. Post Views: 3,789