PETER QU should be the hottest Chinese workboot brand in the past two years, focusing on shell cordovan, which is really stepping on the hearts of consumers.
With the leading workwear KOL, NeverGone’s introduction, I met QU Tao, the founder.
Let’s learn the story of the brand founder who made my interest soar!
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When it comes to Meermin, what is your first impression? Price killer? Although there is nothing wrong, I think it is a bit underestimating the brand. Through paying attention to it year by year, I think its core competitiveness now lies in leather. Meermin is absolutely above average in leather optional richness, and at its price, it has no rivals.
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This is my third pair of 910, yes, it’s so funny, and it’s also the second pair of Horween shell cordovan on the same model.
This pair of shoes has a great significance, that is, I have completely determined what shell cordovan is suitable for. Its application scope is really not too wide, and Alden’s choices are correct.
Let us check it out.
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In the renaissance of classic menswear and dress shoes, Spanish shoemakers rose at an astonishing speed and grabbed a lot of market share from its English peers. There are so many shoe factories in Almansa and Mallorca in Spain, and you may think there are so many shoemakers or brands there, the fact is maybe there are, however only few of them gained global reputation and can stand by its own, not the private label production orders. The several coming to my mind simultaneously are Carmina, TLB Mallorca, Meermin and Yanko.
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Carmina was the first Spanish brand I came across. It was also the first Spanish dress shoe brand emerging in the classic menswear revival movement. It can be said that the emergence of so many Spanish brands today is due to the shadow of Carmina.
I also introduced the Albaladejo Pujas family, the imperial presence of the Spanish shoe industry. Carmina is one of the brands of this family and should be the most important one.
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My leather shoes always have scratches on the inside of the heel, and I don’t know exactly where these scratches came from.
I know the scratches are not deep, but the discolor is obvious, so I definitely need to deal with it.
If it is calf leather, I usually use a shoe cream to cover them.
This pair is made of shell cordovan, I am not sure whether shoe cream works fine, but I always use Venetian Imperial for it.
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How to remove water stains on shell cordovan leather is the question very few meet and ask, but when it happens, apparently there is quite few place to seek solution. This article serves this purpose.
Shell cordovan leather is expensive and very sought after which no matter any leather works made of. They are appreciated for its high sheen and superb durability. The sheen comes from two aspects, one is the leather is hugely contracted and becomes very dense, the other is there is a layer of Acrylic on top of it.
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I was very into shell cordovan long time ago as if Goodyear shoes can accompany you for a long time, shell cordovan shoes can last your entire life if not your descendant’s’.
After I owned several pairs, shell cordovan lost its glamour. It is not because the durability disappeared, but I don’t care durability that much and even Goodyear shoes can meet even exceed my expectation.
On the other hand, breaking in of shell cordovan shoes is even bitter than calf shoes. Shell cordovan is not appraised for its close pores and bad breathability.
Till today, I have three pairs of shell cordovan shoes, and they are made of different shell cordovan leathers by different shoemaker, and serviced for various years, and they are all in colour 8, sometimes called cordovan colour. It is a great idea to see how shell cordovan ages.
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Venetian is regarded the best shoe conditioner in the world among Americans. While the rest of the world may agree Saphir Renovateur is better. Venetian has an unmatched advantage to Saphir which is tannery Horween officially appoints Venetian Imperial Leather Balm to care its most sought after shell cordovan.
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Meermin has great popularity globally as a Spanish brand made in China, everyone recognizes Meermin as one of the best value brands in the market.
The shoes are actually made in Shanghai, China, the “HANDCRAFTED IN SHANGHAI” can be found on lining of tongue.
In recent two years, Meermin have not been satisfied with being the price killer but also a pioneer which led the massive introduction of kinds of shell cordovan. Such as Waxed Shell, Museum Shell, and it made people know that there is not only Horween who can produce shell cordovan, but Rocado from Italy and Shinki from Japan.
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