ACME may be the most well known Chinese shoemaker/brand in the world, and it is the private label of select shoe shop Medallion. ACME is highly praised for its superb craftsmanship, and even the best shoe blogger, Jesper Ingevaldsson told me he is so eager to pay a visit to ACME workshop if he comes
Category: Dress Shoes
Only the most demanding shoe enthusiasts will be interested in this article, Alert. I don’t believe many know that dress shoes have lining, they think this shoe is made of leather, by leather they mean the upper. What is lining? where is lining? what is the function of lining? Very few cares. Lining could give
This pair is a special MTO which stubbornly implant my taste on J.FitzPatrick, and the same behavior happened to Carlos Santos as well. The merit is to make every pair of shoes rounder and rounder to counterattack the sharp and elongated mainstream taste. The original Cascade designed by Justin looks like this: Post Views: 606
Loafers have dominated the world for its convenience and maybe informality which matches the casual trend in clothing. Except for the formal business occasions requiring oxford, you see loafers everywhere. However, in Austria or middle Europe, loafers are not as popular as the rest of the world, it seems they still prefer derbies. In a
Rozsnyai is a Hungarian shoemaker who makes shoes only by hand. Although it is not as famous as Vass, but its shoes are not inferior at all. Rozsnyai has two opposite design paths, one is truly Italian equipped with super sharp and long lasts, and daring colours, the other is traditional Hungarian shoes, such as
Mattina is the best classic dress shoe brand in China, I know many would say ACME is more luxury, yes, product wise, I admit, however as a brand, Mattina is much more rounded. I am not a huge of fan of boots, among three most classic ones, Chelsea, Chukka and Jodhpur, I own the former
Bally certainly does not count as one of classic dress shoe brand which focuses on welted shoes, however, as a second tier luxury fashion house, Bally shoes may be the best value and they really care about the product. I have written about my another pair of Bally shoes with model name Dion, let us
Carlos Santos has a very large catalog for all kinds of shoes and boots, however, they have two boots with the best popularity in the world, one is Chelsea boots 7902 Kent, the other is today’s hero, Chukka boots 7991 Charlies. Let us have a look at it. Post Views: 3,582
Maftei is a Viennese bespoke shoemaker, however this model is highly praised and welcomed, so I bring them to Chinese shoe lovers by GMTO method. Let us have a look and you know why they are called Cherry. Post Views: 1,663
Johnny Works is a Chinese shoemaker used to make work boots, and in last two years entered dress shoes field. Unlike many shoemakers which only focus manufacturing new shoes, Johnny Works provides extensive maintenance service, and got a nickname, “Value Plate King” because of its wonderful price for toe plate installment. Post Views: 2,090