Kenjiro Kawashima is the third place in 2022 shoemaking championship and many shoe enthusiasts know his name long before this contest as he worked with famed bespoke shoemaker Norman Vilalta for some time. Not many know that a big portion of astonishing and breath taking shoes presented by NormanVilalta was designed by Mr. Kawashima. We
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Greats是淘宝上一家有不少粉丝，也有不少年头的国靴品牌。从产品来看，更偏向于工装那一边。品牌理念，在我和老板朱科沟通以前，我自己总结的是模仿国外经典款式，但是升级或者更换皮革。只要不是单纯的照抄，有自己的创作在里面，我就是支持的。后来也看到里面有一些正装的款式，当然，横跨咔叽正装的Alden是模仿对象的话，这是很自然的。 另外，Greats在我的家乡武汉，也是我愿意与他多交流的原因。 一起来了解一下这个很多人知道的品牌背后的故事。 Post Views: 924
Grant Stone is a US welted shoe brand which has gained great reputation in the community and been praised by US consumers. This reputation did not come easily as the shoes are made in China (the city Xiamen in Southeast China) and targeted US customers and the brand never hid this information and even promoted
India is not normally mentioned when we are talking about classic dress shoes. The reason is manyfold such as the climate, the history and the economic condition. So it is amazing to see a great brand, Bridlen entering our radar. The shoes look very quality and promising and the price is also very competitive as
Norman Vilalta is a famous bespoke shoemaker based in Barcelona. His career turn is truly amazing that he switched lane from a lawyer to a shoemaker at the age of 30! He went to Florence from Argentina where he was raised and studied under Stefano Bemer, where he befriended with Justin FitzPatrick. Later he settled
Steven Hitchcock is regarded the best cutter in the UK by some most tasteful bespoke tailoring connoisseurs around the world. He had followed his father’s step working in Anderson & Sheppard for many years, then opened its own atelier to offer “refined drape” to his fans at 58 Chiltern street. Post Views: 1,436
Nicholas Templeman may not be very familiar to many shoe aficionados, but his experience are very prestigious. He worked as lastmaker in John Lobb London for 7 years, and now takes his own adventure. As an independent bespoke shoemaker, he has gained great reputation around the world. It is a great honor to have an
hành Đức Huỳnh known as Renworks is very popular on Instagram with a lot of followers, some of whom are admired by many classic menswear fans already, you can tell how well he dresses and inspires others. I appreciate very photo he shared very dedicatedly to learn how to achieve this effortless yet confident style
Tom是香港年轻一代经典男装爱好者中尤为活跃的一位，同时，也是和内地的爱好者沟通较多的一位。香港在经典男装领域，相比于内地，的确有更早起步，消费力及需求更加旺盛的优势，从定制店的平均水准到爱好者接触到的东西的广度和深度，都使得Tom的知识相当丰富。同时Tom的钻研精神，也让他的专业水准在爱好者中也算是顶尖的存在。 我与他在微信上的交流不太多，但是在众多同好口中，都听到他的事迹，比如鞭策意大利鞋匠Antonio Meccariello完成史无前例的真一片式马臀切尔西靴，比如衬衣面料百科全书。 非常荣幸Tom接受我的专访，给大家分享一下他的乐趣与历程。 Post Views: 1,498
As I promised, I will try my best to bring the great German bespoke shoemakers into the view of shoe aficionados. Vickermann & Stoya may be are the top ones coming to mind. I know most people outside of Germany may be not familiar with them, so, let us looking into their journey and offering.