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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One of my core propaganda points is that things can be used for a long time if they are properly maintained. Based on this premise, I suggest that you buy high-quality things within your ability and then take good care of them.
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In Britain, the footwear industry has been stagnating for many years, Spain has made some progress. While the Italian focus is not on technology, China’s footwear industry is heading greatly in the arms race. I can’t judge whether this behavior is correct or not, but I think it is still the demand of consumers if brands choose this way.
I watched the brand Truffaut grow from scratch, but I didn’t talk much about it, mainly because it took the route of Thom Wills, specifically, for laymen rather than dress shoe enthusiasts who were more knowledgeable. If you look at its product page, it’s really beautiful and the information is perfect. I don’t think any brand does better than it.
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Many people may not visit Carlos Santos official website, as there are not many in stock. The reason is that Carlos Santos entrusts dealers in various countries.
As a result, on Carlos Santos official website, there are not many styles. However, there are two styles that are impressive and will always be available, namely Penny Love Elliot (No. 9176) and Chelsea boots Kent (No. 7902).
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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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Wholecut Oxford has gained a lot of popularity in the market and I play patina on this model.
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Carlos Santos is very well recognized by many shoe lovers for its patina. Its patina is not as aggressive or imaginary as French counterparties, while its deepness and discreetness is the conservative party in patina shoe field.
Each name of the patina comes from a city of Portugal and this cultural content is very intriguing.
Let us have a look.
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The founder of shoe brand Floriwonne, Nobuaki Fujisawa, was born in Japan with the nickname Fg-trente, of which the meaning is color magician. There is no doubt that Nobuaki is the first and best shoe patina artist, the Japanese male version of Olga Berluti.
Most people think finishing especially patina is an addon for bespoke shoes, but Nobuaki went the other way around. Very interesting path, but also a very dedicated and passionate shoemaker.
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Carlos Santos has gained respect all over the world for its quality and patina of which the latter is highly praised. Actually, its lasts are also well developed but not so iconic till now. Carlos Santos went up the ladder by introducing two collections, Handgrade and Handcrafted.
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What are the characteristics of a Portuguese brand? To be honest, there are not many Portuguese brands in fashion industry, the only one I can think of is Massimo Dutti. What are the characteristics of Carlos Santos? The only thing people all agree is patina. Why does Carlos Santos like patina? Of course, consumers like it, but each brand has gone through some route to today’s status. For example, many select shoe shop launched their own brand (private lable), basically by the influence of the store’s best-selling brand and style. Carlos Santos’ love for patina comes from France as it made private label for many French shoe brands. In addition, those French brands have extremely avant-garde pattern designs in the world.
This double buckle Monk is the madness from a certain French shoe brand and was soon buried in the stacks of history. I came across it occasionally and thought isn’t the restoration the most interesting thing ever?
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