Chengdu, Solari

Sartoria Dei Solari was the most exciting bespoke tailoring house in 2022, as founder Riccardo Zhang returns from Italy and brings back the purest taste of Milan from master Yuki Inoue. Italian-style classic menswear is the most mesmerizing place, and today, extraordinary tailors still shine like a river of stars, and some of the Italian

An Interview with Oliver Tang, Product Director of Oct Tenth

Oliver Tang (TANG Cheng) is not particularly famous in the circle of dress shoe enthusiasts, because he is very low-key and puts his heart and soul into the products. His experience in the industry is not particularly rich. He has only worked in two companies, but the products of these two companies can really represent

An Interview with JIANG Daoyuan, Founder of Badia

I’m afraid that many people are not familiar with this name, but his experience in shoemaking, among domestic shoemakers, is very orthodox and academic. As a Stefano Bemer studio trainee, after returning to China, JIANG Daoyuan became a bespoke shoemaker and later, created his own shoe brand Badia. As curious as everyone is about this

An Interview with FU Jie, Founder of Yearn Shoemaker/SLIMSHOES

FU Jie is the founder of the SLIMSHOES brand, which was established in 2018. SLIMSHOES/Yearn Shoemaker is a brand based in Chengdu, At present, there are two physical stores in Chengdu, and there are also online stores on Taobao. The UK haberdashery Arterton is carrying them to showcase to discerning customers in Europe. Main players