I met Fu Jie, the founder, in 2020, but I boasted on my blog that this is the best dress shoe blog in China, so all new brands must come to get my approval. Fu Jie, who just came back from England to start his own brand, was scared by my statement and really came to visit me.
So we conducted an exclusive interview in May, 2020, and in July, 2020, we unpacked a pair of buckle munks. At that time, the style was called Thomas, but unfortunately, these styles and names were not really passed down.
At Yearn Shoemaker, the starting point was very high, and an independent brand store was opened in the CBD shopping mall in Chengdu from the beginning. It is also the first brand that started to make high-end sewing shoes in Tik Tok.
In 2021, China Trunk Show, another full crocodile skin Love Show, was a single item that everyone was competing for photos and tasting.
Then quickly launched the clothing brand Adonis.
Later, Fu Jie’s focus was mostly on Adonis, and other developments were mainly foreign.
In a flash, six years later, Adonis seems to have come to an end, and Fu Jie also shifted his focus back to Yearn Shoemaker and re-established the workshop.
I only feel trance and vague.
This time, Fu Jie sent a pair of shoes for the new workshop. Let me have a look. Let me have a look with you.
Unboxing
Fu Jie showed me a screenshot of chatting with him in his video number. Another aesthetic can be said to be the greatest advantage, beyond the advantages of its all-manual process.
This shoe box proves this point again.
It’s not complicated, but the shoe brace that catches the eye gives people an oriental aesthetic feeling on the green shoe box of their own brand.
I don’t quite agree with the style name, because it doesn’t mean anything to consumers. Since the shoes have the name “Lausanne”, it is better to write it down.
Color, size information, of course.
For that place, it should be the abbreviation of Italian Forme, it should be the information of shoe last, and it is also lacking.
When the shoe box is opened, it is a crimson shoeshine cloth (it is not used for shoeshine, but laid on the table, so as not to stain the cloth on the table when shoeshine), which is unexpected to me, and it is also an advanced and oriental aesthetic feeling.
The biggest three words on the shoeshine cloth are “Made in China”, which is very good.
Wooden shoehorn is not uncommon, and this shape is also the default, but it is so simple and simple, it is the first time to see it.
After uncovering the shoeshine cloth, three sponges separate the shoes from the shock. This is the packing method of Gaziano & Girling, which I think is very good.
The shoe bag is very fine corduroy texture, and the drawstring is very rough.
From the whole unpacking process, it is definitely the first level in China and even in the world.
Last
I have described that if there is a coordinate axis, from left to right, it is conservative, simple and honest, traditional, sharp, sharp and aggressive from the mainstream to the far right, and the other position is left in the middle and a lot off.
At that time, the other type of last is not eye-catching, but it is extremely foot-tolerant. From the aesthetic point of view, I don’t think that the other shoes can win by the aesthetic feeling of the last line, but I believe that it is not easy for the other shoes to be uncomfortable.
Pattern
Simple and fashionable.
Why do I use the word fashion? Because the weaving elements of Bottega Veneta are the hottest in 2026, even surpassing BV itself.
However, it is a pioneer to use this element in such a large area in China.
Penny strips are “simple”, but simplicity never means that there is no design, width, and up and down radians, which have to be carefully considered.
Leather
Bonaudo’s fetal calf hair, which is very popular in China, is soft, delicate and glossy. Advanced and comfortable go hand in hand.
Construction
At other times, hand-sewn welts and hand-sewn soles are added, and you can say that the configuration is full. However, at the stage when consumers have passed the ear configuration, the process itself is not the most important, but the effect of the process is the key.
Although a new workshop was built at that time, the technology along the strip was the same as that six years ago. Not amazing and bright at the moment.
Instead, I thought of something because of this phenomenon.
Crockett & Jones in Britain has always been regarded as the safest choice in the mid-range price, but if you look at the process along the line, you may question, “That’s it.” Yes, it’s not eye-catching, even too “outdated”. If compared with Carmina and TLB Mallorca, the price/performance ratio is too low.
So do you think Crockett & Jones is bought by people who don’t know how to play with shoes? Even explain the bottom of the thread and the bottom of the hidden thread, is it important for a person who really regards shoes as daily necessities? Solid craftsmanship and matching with the overall fineness of shoes are the key.
When the tide ebbs, it is still “durable” products that win people’s hearts, not the configuration that looks the most awesome.
The lines of the waist are hidden, and there is a good thin waist, but the treatment along the strip is not round enough.
Outsole
There is a very interesting detail about this, which may not be noticed by anyone except me. It’s not because everyone’s observation is not as strong as mine, but I care, that is, the heel is 0.5cm lower than other brands. I am too short, so I pay special attention to this.
The sole of the piano is made of circular arc and painted with dark color as a whole.
Summary
If you choose Yearn Shoemaker, it must be because of its aesthetics. You don’t have to worry about comfort or work. Although, its technology is also the highest configuration. The price of 2580 is very powerful.
