What is the most boring dress shoe in the world? Black Cap Toe Oxford. I cannot find any existing brand today who does not offer black cap toe Oxford, even Alden which is famous for its casualty has cap toe Oxford no matter it is made of calf or shell cordovan. French brands are known
Category: Dress Shoes
There is an annual classic menswear event hosted by top KOL, Dr. Justice in Shanghai called Suit Ride. I am very honoured to be invited and I picked this pair of double monk from Mattina, Weber. Post Views: 907
In recent two to three years, so many Chinese shoemaker emerged, and I feel it reached an platform which no significant new ones deserving attention except one or two such as dress shoe collection from Iron Boots. After following so many brands for a while, Mattina is my favorite due to its brand image building.
On Thanksgiving day, I came back from business trip quite late and found a parcel with Mattian branded tape on. I don’t remember I bought one. Unwrapped the parcel and I found a postcard which is very touching as this is the yearly gift from Mattina just as the one in 2020, Respighi-S made of
Mr. WANG Zhencheng comes from Wenzhou, a city regarded as shoe capital in China, who is a veteran in this trade. His own brand is called Insignia. Let have a read of his journey. Post Views: 2,599
Before the round penny loafer, tassel loafer is the best seller of Badia, let us have a look at why. Post Views: 2,203
Oct. Tenth may be the most well known Chinese shoemaker in the world as it offers unmatchable value on its price for handwelted construction and other details incorporated from bespoke shoemaking. The brand is the date of the female owner, nickname Xibao. Let us have a look at this pair. Post Views: 3,992
Badia released a new model of loafer which is very different with its previous sleek and slender ones, and the market applauded. When I looked at this pair, I thought of Lopez from John Lobb. To be fair, the last is different, however this last is too far away from its signature lasts. I contacted
When I looked back at my blog, I found I summarized Badia models as early as 2020, however something is strange. As the history is history already, not as a rumour or business secret any longer, it is OK to say that time, Badia has same models with Mattina and only different brands because JIANG
Navvy is a word with very limited usage, maybe only used by Englishmen to call split toe derby. As an Austrian bespoke shoemaker, Maftei also loves making sturdy and tough shoes, Navvy matches this preference quite well. Let us check this pair. Post Views: 2,449