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Read more about the article An Interview with Cobbler WEN Tao

An Interview with Cobbler WEN Tao

Although WEN Tao is not a shoemaker, as a cobbler, he has become a name that cannot be ignored among all leather shoes lovers.

When someone wants to resole, install toe plate and attach rubber piece to the outsole, it is impossible not to think of him at the first time, because his work is the finest and best.

In 2023, he joined the Oct Tenth team.

I think as a media to promote sewing shoes/gentleman shoes/handmade shoes (I most approve of the first one, not emphasizing craftsmanship, but emphasizing its durability and sustainability), it is not a flag-waving cry for the brand, or where there is discount information, it should always be settled on people. Practitioners, consumers and bystanders are the subjects that make the circle of an article more vivid.

Let’s come to the story of WEN Tao.

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Read more about the article An Interview with Japanese Bespoke Shoemaker, Yutaka Moriguchi

An Interview with Japanese Bespoke Shoemaker, Yutaka Moriguchi

Yutaka Moriguchi is a Japanese bespoke shoemaker who gained a lot of loyal customers and built his own balanced, understated style. After running his atelier for more than 10 years, he is a master and makes fantastic shoes skillfully.

It is a great honour to have this interview with hm.

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Read more about the article Appreciate Onepiece from Maftei with Inter Milan Patina

Appreciate Onepiece from Maftei with Inter Milan Patina

Many people know that I work in an automotive company that has a supercar line. There was a meeting with a very senior executive called Skip Level, and he used a word that impressed me very much. He said the brand is selling Sensation. This word really struck me.

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Read more about the article My Shoe Collection – Maftei Bespoke Seamless Wholecut Oxford

My Shoe Collection – Maftei Bespoke Seamless Wholecut Oxford

These shoes weren’t really my specification because I asked Mr. Alexandru Maftei to make the shoes he wanted to make for me. The result is the last and craftsmanship are so satisfying, while the colour is a little bit out of control.

Let us check it out.

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Read more about the article Unboxing Seamless Side Laced Leopold from Maftei

Unboxing Seamless Side Laced Leopold from Maftei

An extremely artful pair of shoes, which can only be found in bespoke shoemaking. For this model, I think all the packaging is not important anymore, let us check the shoes directly.

Leopold I, (born June 9, 1640, Vienna—died May 5, 1705, Vienna), Holy Roman emperor during whose lengthy reign (1658–1705) Austria emerged from a series of struggles with the Turks and the French to become a great European power, in which monarchical absolutism and administrative centralism gained ascendancy.

I name this model with this great emperor due to its unmatchable originality which is absolutely unseen in the field.

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The Colourful Maftei

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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