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It is interesting to follow the development of hand-painted patina in the shoe sphere in recent years. To paint shoes have been done a long time, but it’s relatively new with the type of specialized patina artists doing in many cases very advanced things, and above all, it increases massively. It also means that you get to see many cool stuff, like this graffiti-painted shoe from Gaziano & Girling.
It is perhaps the most famous individual kind of leather, the hides of Russian reindeer skin that divers found on the ship Metta Catharina which sank in 1786. For a number of decades since one picked up the first barrels with leather shoes and leather accessories have been made in the material, but now soon all hides will have been used. This plus info on a new Tumblr version of Shoegazing.
Every year I go through my shoe collection, as it looks at present time. A lot of lovely shades of brown, and one black model. 23 pairs in total, but several pairs will be sold of due to foot issues I have, more about that further down in the article.
The other week I sorted among my shoe care stuff, and took the opportunity to gather everything for a photo session. So here’s a bunch of pictures of creams, wax tins, brushes and other shoe care stuff from a number of manufacturers.
Isetan Men’s shoe department is almost legendary among shoe interested men. It’s for a good reason. Here you find the single largest collection of classic men’s shoes in the world, over a thousand different models from manufacturers all around the world. Shoegazing have browsed the department.
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Shoes are made of many different kinds of leather, but seal is definitely one of the less common ones. This is Paraboots iconic model Michael with the vamp in sealskin. The model is no longer manufactured, but Skomaker Dagestad in Oslo has picked up a pair as a small special, and they have the option to buy from the little stock that is left of the model.
According to tradition here on Shoegazing, here’s a New Year’s salutation with an image from my New Year celebration, with my Italigente Venezia Caffe who has been with me this evening.
I have the habit of wishing you all a Merry Christmas every year with a picture in the sign of shoes, this time with my bespoke pair from Janne Melkersson in front of the Christmas tree.
London is one of the best cities in the world for those interested in classic quality shoes. The capital of England contains a large number of shoe stores and bespoke shoemakers, basically an excellent selection of almost everything you can be looking for. Shoegazing guides you to it, and for those who have no plans of visiting the city there’s hundreds of pictures which hopefully can act as some inspiration.
