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The finalists in the two prestigious world championships contests, with finals taking place at the London Super Trunk Show on May 9, have been appointed. We’ll have two Japanese and a French battle it out in the shine final, and two Frenchmen and a Finn to fight for glory for the patina title. See their submissions here.
Time to start the qualification phase for the World Championships of Shoe Shining and the World Championships of Shoe Patina 2026. The contests are organised together with the shoe care company Saphir and the shoe brand Bridlen, with the finals held at the London Super Trunk Show on Saturday May 9. In the prize pool are medals, shoes and shoe care products and £600 / $800 in each contest, sponsored by Saphir.
Given that Asians have dominated the world championships of shoe shining, we’re in for a treat with the first Asian champs, with the final taking place at the Singapore Super Trunk Show on January 31. Now we can reveal the three finalists, who comes from Japan, Vietnam and Singapore.
On January 31 2026 it’s time for the first Singapore Super Trunk Show ever, and with that we also introduce the Asian Championships of Shoe Shining. Organised by Shoegazing, The Shoe Snob and Kirby Allison in collaboration with sponsors Saphir shoe care and Bridlen shoes. In 20 minutes three finalists will shine a shoe as lovely as possible, in the prize pool we have medals, shoes, shoe care products as well as 800 USD, given by Saphir.
In the seventh World Championships of Shoemaking we have a chelsea boot as the model to be made. The final takes place at the London Super Trunk Show on May 9 2026. In the prize pool there are £6,000 (€6,900 / $8,100), handmade shoemaking awls, and a chance to be showcased in shoe stores around the world. Read of for all the info about the contest.
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It’s been a while since we had a contest here at Shoegazing, now it’s time again. In this giveaway contest you have the chance to win a pair of Crown Northampton Ernest Wholecut sneakers, a really specially constructed sneaker that is properly handmade, priced at €1,600. Learn how to enter below.
The ones who will battle it out for the title at the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining 2025 have now been appointed. The contest is organised in collaboration with Saphir and Bridlen, with the final taking place at the New York Super Trunk Show on Saturday October 4, where finalists will have 20 minutes to achieve the best mirror shine.
Time to qualify to the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining 2025, with the finals taking place at the large shoe event New York Super Trunk Show on October 4. The contest and the event are organised by The Shoe Snob, Shoegazing and Kirby Allison in collaboration with sponsors Saphir shoe care and Bridlen shoes. The shiners will battle for glory, medals, shoes, shoe care products plus now also with $800 in the prize pool, given by Saphir.
We are very happy to introduce the Super Trunk Sweepstakes, a raffle where you can enter to win some fantastic prizes from the contest partners – great shoes, leather goods, overshirts and shoe care products. Total value of the prize pool is almost £3,000 (€3,200 / $3,500)! Winners will be announced at the London Super Trunk Show on May 10, visitors there can also double their chance of winning by registering a second entry. Learn all in this article.
We can now announce the finalists in the two prestigious world championships contests, with finals taking place at the London Super Trunk Show on May 10. We’ll have two Japanese and a Brit going head to head in the shine final, and two Frenchmen and a Swiss to battle it out for the patina title. See their submissions here.
