Chetwynd is one of the best sellers from Church’s and I own another pair but in box calf. I came to realize why Chetwynd is so popular among Church’s fans, because it is the best known and seen full brogue model. I feel Church’s fans are more fond of its glorious old days other than
Disclaimer: This pair was sent by Meermin brand for review without charge. I have not taken any kind of benefit except the shoes. Actually, I unboxed one pair of 101430 already, and this one I requested that my pair must be the same customer will get buying online, nothing should be special, not matter the
Wells is a not so popular model from John Lobb Paris. And its last is not popular as well. Let us check this pair of shoes. Post Views: 3,894
Lee Trung, the Vietnamese bespoke shoemaker, aka Ichigoichie Shoemaker was introduced to me by Instagram KOL Thunder_March, except his shoes are finely made, the artful expression is also impressive. There are several rising Vietnamese bespoke shoemakers, and I feel Lee Trung is very understated but truly enjoying the crafts itself. It is a great honour
This pair of vintage Crockett & Jones was in bad condition that even I tried my best to renovate its leather, it still cannot service me well. So I plan to ditch it and have a close look before. Post Views: 2,380
Carmina has been the most important player at the middle range price point for years. It is Carmina who started the contest with English shoemakers and I guess the target was Crockett & Jones telling from the price. At a lower position, Carmina offered closed channel construction and Jon Rendenbach leather sole which were regarded
Foster & Son is a famous bespoke shoe store in West End of London, England. We may think that there are a lot of bespoke shoe stores today, but when we really go to see this shoe capital in Britain, we find that there are not many. John Lobb St James, George Cleverley, and then
As most English shoemakers have long histories they have lots of lasts developed in different eras. If you are not so into one specific shoemaker, it is nearly impossible to remember all these nonsense numbers. Crockett & Jones is very proud of its last options and continuously develops new ones to accommodate the trend. Post
There are several Spanish shoemakers well regarded in enthusiast community, while you think they are independent, the fact is one certain family stand behind them all. This family is the Albaladejo Pujas family from Mallorca. Post Views: 6,137
I have many articles talking about John Lobb Paris, because I am a fan appreciating its lasts, patterns and leather quality. Before Gaziano & Girling introduces bespoke technique into Ready To Wear, John Lobb and Edward Green were the epitome of industrial shoemaking. Post Views: 2,676