I feel it is funny that a lot of efforts are put on the sole. Not matter it is an outsider or an enthusiast, if you are a little detached, you will have the same feeling with me. Why is it funny? Because no matter how exquisite and artful off the factory or workshop, after
Category: Dress Shoes
我的第一双缝制皮鞋，是Berluti，很坦白地说，当时只觉得这个牌子好贵，然后又小众，虚荣地购买了。肯定有人觉得，都小众了，别人都不认识，你这虚荣的个毛线啊。但我就觉得那些人人都知道的品牌很俗啊，不小众，哪来的逼格？当时不懂得工艺的，对于款式，也没什么击中不击中，完全就是图牌子。 Post Views: 840
A brand in T-Mall (Official boutique of Taobao). I made a statement long ago that any brand only sold in T-Mall, you’d better be cautious. Reason? All the cost lays on marketing and traffic. The shoes are very ugly and with the lowest construction you can ever think. We can check whether this one backs
I had known Paraboot for a long time and regarded it as too casual to include into dress shoes. Gradually, I notice its significance about building a whole new style by itself. Michael, Chambord and Avignon are its most iconic ones, although they have very different styles, each is popularly welcome. My pair is a
Which Spanish shoe brand has the biggest market share globally? The answer is not Carmina or Meermin, but Magnanni. Magnanni never intents to plow in niche market and defines itself a fashion house. It sells in many grand department stores around the world. Although it is a fashion brand, it differentiates itself with quality. Lasts
I am not sure where Fratelli Rossetti is based and I feel it is a northern Italian style. I owned two pairs and both had good leather. I know it focuses on US market and Blake construction is main stream. Like many Italian brands, construction is not an issue, Fratelli Rossetti is capable of any.
Before this pair, I didn’t know Yohei Fukuda named each model. In his Ready To Wear offerings there are only 4 models which I very appreciate for its conciseness. I placed a MTO model because those 4 are not my dish. Yohei Fukuda is the most sought after shoemaker nowadays, let us have a look
SLIMSHOES is the domestic brand of Yearn Shoemaker which is more well known globally. Unlike most shoemakers in this niche market, SLIMSHOES opened mono-brand boutique since the beginning. Two shops locate in premium department stores. This is my first pair of SLIMSHOES/Yearn Shoemaker, let us have a look. Post Views: 3,325
Loafers have very extreme inclinations, one side feels loafers are slipper and should only be worn inhouse, the other says loafer is stylish and combines with every outfit effortlessly. In China, loafers gain unmatchable position as No. 1 for its convenience, so every brand has to release loafers no matter they like it or not.
Last is the mold where leather forms on it and shape into shoes. Every well received shoemaker has its iconic lasts, as I always say, last is the soul of shoes. Post Views: 2,888