As a bespoke shoemaker with a very high market share in Central Europe, Maftei has a lot of customers in Austria and Germany, and many customers in Western Europe or Asia only learned about this brand when they arrived there, and then spread its reputation little by little.
Because of the markets and customers he serves, Maftei’s shoes, at their roots, retain the taste of traditional Austro-Hungarian shoes, strong, durable and rugged.
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If any Japanese dress shoes brand is most famous in China, it must be Regal. When I first started blogging, there was a message saying that these shoes you wrote were not as good as Regal. I am speechless.
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In shoe aficionados’ eyes, John Lobb or Edward Green may be the best English shoes, but in American’s eyes, or for most outsider of this circle, Church’s is the best.
The reasons are different, for American, Church’s is the first one they can see in the US as early as 1920s. And for fashion consumers, Church’s belongs to Prada.
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I have been following a mysterious Japanese shoemaker, When for years. The model caught my attention is this one.
Then I browsed all its offerings and I confess they are all beauties.
I cannot help but contacting the shoemaker behind, Kota Kobayashi to know his story.
Recently, I have been in intensive contact with this topic, and I feel that the transmission of this concept is more important than all the details of shoes.
If the topic is anything, it is that shoes should be matched with the whole.
You must roll your eyes when you hear this sentence. You don’t have to tell me. !
No rush, have you really considered everything I say next?
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In recent years, the style of quiet luxury represented by Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli, and Ralph Lauren, is in full swing.
On the one hand, it is a fight back of logo fever/logomania in previous years and a “rebellion” (rebellion is generally used to describe young people, but this time it seems to be the other way around);
On the other hand, many brands have joined the ranks, such as Zegna, which has long been the represent of business, embraced them with all their strength.
What is the old money style?
Many people will talk about colour palette, styles, materials and other elements, but I think that the essence is what the old money choose. Old money is defined as having been rich for at least two generations or more. Why do the old money choose such elements? Because they don’t need to prove his wealth to others (this is just the opposite of logo fever), then the lighter colors are more relaxed and leisurely, showing that he is a “leisure class”, and finally, luxury materials can be considered as the most “practical value”-comfort.
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很多皮鞋爱好者都应该见过黄妍，甚至和她有不少接触。曾经Mattina上海门店的小姐姐是也。我与她的相识，是在2021年的绅装骑行上，当时她回国不久，尚未正式加入Mattina。由于她的艺术背景出身，加入Mattina也是为了开启自己制鞋的旅程。
中途我有联系过她几次，询问进展，以及大家最关心的，什么时候可以尝试她的服务，答案一直是还需要时间。沉淀到今年，终于有些松动，接受了我的专访。
一起来了解这位女鞋匠的故事。
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