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News - Pediwear is back
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News – Pediwear is back

One of the classic British online stores for quality men’s shoes is back in business. Two year’s ago they closed to store and sold of all the stock. One thought that was it. But now Pediwear has re-opened, with quite a large stock from several brands like Carlos Santos, Carmina, Tricker’s, Sanders and so on.

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News - The Sargent factory closed again
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News – The Sargent factory closed again

Three years ago the Alfred Sargent brand went into liquidation, and from that the Paul Sargent brand emerged with the same factory, models, lasts and so on. Aim was to finally give a Sargent brand the attention it deserved, but sadly, things has not gone as planned. Now the factory in Rushden, Northamptonshire, is once again closed, and all workers have been laid off.

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Report - New York Super Trunk Show 2024
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Report – New York Super Trunk Show 2024

The New York Super Trunk Show was back for its second iteration the past weekend, with another great shoe day in the middle of Manhattan. 1,200 visitors coming to check out a bunch of shoe and menswear exhibitors from around the world, follow the U.S. shoe shining champs and other shoe happenings, and just have a good time. Substantial report from the day with lots of photos.

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Info on the New York Super Trunk Show 2024
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Info on the New York Super Trunk Show 2024

This Saturday the second edition of the New York Super Trunk Show takes place. In a lovely venue on Manhattan, on Upper East Side between Madison Ave and Central Park, we’ll gather 15 exhibitors from all over the world, host a patina exhibition, a free shoe shining service, and the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining. Here’s some practical info ahead of the event, for those who plan to visit, and on the live streaming we will do for those who can’t attend.

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The picture - Comparing during making
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The picture – Comparing during making

Shoes are made in pairs, that’s been the case throughout history. As such, they are expected to look the same as each other. Even the cheapest shoes have rather high demands of a sync between each other, and then of course the higher the price the higher the demand. For a pair of really expensive bespoke shoes it’s expected that they are more or less identical down to the smallest detail.

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