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.
佛罗伦萨最好的定制店之一，但是，裁缝本人是日本人。日本人在意大利的裁缝店中工作的不在少数，但是绝大部分都会学成归国，在日本开出自己的店铺，但是宮平康太郎却坚定不移地选择了在意大利开出自己的店铺，他说这种感觉就像一个欧洲人在日本开了一家和服店。
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I had an interview with the famed Japanese bespoke shoemaker Hiro Yanagimachi. As the pioneer Japanese shoemaker studying in England, he is very kind and willing to bring up new younger shoemakers which is very respectable.
I am not so familiar with his MTO offerings, and the price is slightly higher than Yohei Fukuda if the same construction and details are chosen.
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This Japanese brand is considered to be the best on patina. Although Japan respects French products very much, it has not been very keen for patina and focus on very classic and conservative styles.
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Siroeno Yosui is a bespoke shoemaker from Japan but it is not a real shoemaker, I mean it is not a person, but a team. The team is made up of two people. There are two significant things about Siroeno Yosui, one is their YouTube channel, which captures the complete handcrafted process of how a pair of shoes is made from start to finish. The other is that they were the runner-up in the 2022 World Shoemaking Championship.
These shoes were ordered in June 2022, and soon the test foot shoes arrived. After trying and gave some feedback it was not until yesterday that the shoes were received. I think the product gives a very premium experience!
Let us check them out.
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Kenjiro Kawashima is the third place in 2022 shoemaking championship and many shoe enthusiasts know his name long before this contest as he worked with famed bespoke shoemaker Norman Vilalta for some time. Not many know that a big portion of astonishing and breath taking shoes presented by NormanVilalta was designed by Mr. Kawashima. We congratulate him on his achievement in the shoemaking championship and also gaining the reputation he deserves.
It is a great honour to have the opportunity to run this interview with this master.
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