Maftei, a bespoke shoemaker in Vienna, Austria, has been open for almost half a century and has quite a few customers in Austria Germany and Nordic region. What really made it gain world fame was Shoegazing, Jesper Ingevaldsson commissioned its signature style, a seamless wholecut Oxford. Pink is an extremely rare colour in dress shoes,
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I call it a country city derby. It must be strange, why is it both country and city? The answer is country style with city material. Let us check it out. Post Views: 520
Where did you first hear about Maftei shoes? Or if you search Maftei, what will you see? That’s right, one of the world’s two best dress shoe bloggers, Jesper Ingevaldsson, commissioned one pair of bespoke shoes to Mr. Maftei. The shoe was also praised by another great blogger, Justin FitzPatrick. What kind of shoes are
I recently read Hugo Jacomet’s new book, Shoes: The Art of Male Footwear, which includes a chapter on Maftei. I am completely surrounded by Maftei shoes in my room, occasionally glanced at it, or picked it up and played with interest, and I assure that this old gentleman’s work is worthy of praise. Post Views:
As a person who disseminates knowledge, I hope I can share with everyone how to appreciate shoes, where shoes are good and where they are not. It is good to interpret them with specific examples. This pair of Carlos Santos is a good example. Let us check it out. Post Views: 2,427
Bridlen is a stitched shoe brand from India. I know English shoemaker Loake has a product line that is made in India, but overall, India is not a big shoe country, let alone stitched shoes. Theoretically, products from places with lower labor cost should offer higher value-cost ratio, but my observation (not actual experience) is
Three eyelets derby is not so rare but also not so popular among shoe enthusiasts’ community. Let us have a check what this pair offers to be different. Post Views: 2,130
Argentum means silver in Italian, and the top offering of Antonio Meccariello is called Aurum, gold in Italian. Most people buy Argentum collection to have a taste of Antonio Meccariello shoes. Let us check this pair. Post Views: 566
I have always been surprised that J.M. Weston 180, the invincible classic penny Loafer, the ace player in the Ivy world, is never copied by Chinese dress shoe brands. If you look at Japanese brands, almost everyone does it. I own two pairs 180 from J.M.Weston and I bought them for fame. In the beginning
I have known this Italian brand for a long time but I was too poor to afford it. My primary feeling for Antonio Meccariello is “price killer”. What? Such an expensive price killer? What about Meermin? Well, the more proper description should be bespoke craftsmanship for Ready to Wear price. Hong Kong shoe giant, Shirting