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: 651
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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: 3,219
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: 2,874
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: 871
Let’s think about what the so-called bespoke really means. Vanity, when you don’t get it, the psychology takes owning bespoke products particularly high, but once you get them, this attribute fades faster than what you get when you buy a luxury brand as the big logos shine everyday you carry them. Post Views: 2,079
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
The reason that I had interested in Sons of Henrey then is just as that everyone would be interested in it today, it mimics Edward Green. The brand can never officially admit this, but any shoe aficionado can tell so by only looking at a few pairs. Combined with what he did, developing lasts in