My Shoe Collection, Lorenzo from Berluti

Berluti is the most famous dress shoe company in the world because its parent company has put a lot of resource to promote it, and the company is called LVMH which is best at marketing even in history. Before the acquisition of LVMH, Berluti was the leading French shoemaker already. Today, LVMH put tailoring heritage

My Shoe Collection, Alessio from Berluti

Alessandro Berluti is an Italian who founded his eponymous brand in France and invented Wholecut oxford in the meantime. This iconic model made Berluti very sought after among exquisite connoisseurs in his era, then his daughter in law Olga made Berluti great again with the invention of Patina. 1895 collection is to memorize the founder

My Shoe Collection, Unknown Model from Crockett & Jones

Crockett & Jones is the midrange English shoe brand I admire so much as its aesthetics is mainly conservative and English and its last iteration catches the rhythm of time. This pair was made for a company called Swan Shoe Company and today I cannot find information on the internet. And this model never appears

My Shoe Collection, Piccadilly from Church’s

Berluti and Church’s, two most successful dress shoe brands in the world, one backed by LVMH, the other Prada. Church’s even wins due to its much broader female customer base. Last year, Church’s price surged pretty much, which drew a lot of curses from classic menswear community. I don’t think Church’s care about this tiny