Lovable Brogue is a new blog about classic men’s shoes, which has offered a lot of readable content during its four months of existence, and hopefully will a continuing to do so for a long time going forward. The more good content on quality shoes, the merrier.
I’ve been highlighting a large number of other shoe blogs and websites on Shoegazing the past nine years (first years I only wrote in Swedish). Sadly many good ones have stopped updating. I particularly miss The Shoe Aristocat, a blog which was full of inspiration, and I was thoroughly sad when I recently noticed that Claymoor’s List after a long time of silence now also was completely removed. Like half my Pinterest-account, which I used a lot a while back, was of photos that Mircea Cioponea had gathered on Claymoor. I’m also starting to feel a bit nervous that Vcleat, the amazing site on vintage shoes, are being updated less and less. It’s not been the most updated site in general, but seem to go even longer between the posts and content updates now, really that David Kreinheder who run Vcleat will keep it up. That said, several of the better ones that launched in recent years have kept going strong and continued to develop, sites like Stitchdown which focus on workwear boots etc and Misiu Academy with often long reviews and interviews can be mentioned.
John Lobb Paris austerity brogues.
I hope that Lovable Brogue will continue in the same manner. It’s run by Sam, a shoe aficionado who’s been into classic shoes for almost 15 years, and it’s clear that he has quite good knowledge on the subject. The blog is updated at least once a week, and the content is rather varied, with focus on going rather in depth in reviews, comparisons between different brands, buyer’s guides etc. Sam is from the UK, which also is evident in the shoes he covers, but it’s not only British. Do pay Lovable Brogue a visit and enjoy the articles there, and hopefully we’ll have another good shoe blog that will keep going for many years to come.
Yeossal split toe derbys has been reivewed. All pictures: Lovable Brogue
Thank you for linking to this and other blogs I didn’t know about. Some very good content in them. I agree about Vcleat; I love that site and wish David would put more on it.
Seems like a nice blog! Love that you without much ado highlight what could be seen as your “direct competitors” in terms of readers and potential advertisers etc. Then you are confident in what you have to offer, kudos!
Thanks so much for the post, Jesper. I’m currently trying to keep to a weekly posting schedule as my job allows, normally updating on Tuesdays.
I started the blog because in spite of loving sources like Reddit’s r/goodyearwelt, the content is overwhelmingly American work boots, and my preference has always been towards British makers.
Next couple of weeks should have some interesting comparisons of crockett & jones shell cordovan shades, and an in depth look at 3 pairs of Edward Green Dovers in very different makeups which I have become slightly obsessed with buying.
Robert Konshak: Cheers, glad to be able to give you some new ones to read!
John Allen: Thanks! I think it’s the same for most other “quality shoe bloggers” as well though I would say, this is such a small world that we all know that we all benefit from a growing interest. And to me, my main driving force behind Shoegazing, the events and contests I organise etc is a love to good shoes and this industry. I’m very happy to be able to make some money on this “hobby”, enough to be able to travel some to visit more shoe places and gather more content, and also to cover a bit of the salary of the one day a week I work with Shoegazing. But if focus was on only building Shoegazing and making money of this, I would not have had the strict policy agains paid or sponsored content I have, I would have focused more on bringing in money for the events and contests instead of having a larger part only as prize money for contestants, etc.
Sam: You’re welcome. If one want to discuss classic men’s shoes StyleForum is still the best option, I’d say. Keep up the great work!
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