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Picture special – World Championships of Shoemaking event at Isetan Men’s

2023-11-12

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This Saturday in Tokyo at one of the world’s largest deparment store’s – Isetan Shinjuku – the top three shoes from the this year’s World Championships of Shoemaking were on display, me, third placed Louis Lampertsdörfer and second placed Victor Vulpe were there to talk to visitors about the shoes and the contest, and the latter held a shoemaking masterclass. Here’s a brief summary of the event including a bunch of photos.

Picture special – Main d’Or split toe derby

2023-11-08

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

I’m currently in Japan, and one of the highlights this far was picking up my fourth pair from the bespoke shoemaker Eiji Murata, alias Main d’Or. An exquisite pair of split toe derbies in a medium brown embossed grain leather, made to the same extremely high standard as he’s known for.

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Picture special – Top three World Championships in Shoemaking 2023

2023-05-17

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

It always take a while before I’m finished with the very large posts covering all the 29 contestant shoes of the shoemaking world champs, so here’s a quick picture special showcasing the top three. Be amazed by the work of Athanase Sephocle (1st), Victor Vulpe (2nd), and Louis Lampertsdörfer (3rd).

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Picture special – Acme Shoemaker split toe derby

2023-05-06

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Here’s a thorough look at a new pair I received from the Chinese maker Acme Shoemaker, a pair of MTM / semi bespoke split toe derbys with hand braided contrasting stitching. The special thing with Acme is that all their shoes are made to the same standard, from the main RTW range to the full bespoke offerings.

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Picture special – My Patina Thunderdome pair 2022/23

2023-04-06

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

For those who don’t know, every year there’s a big “boot and shoe aging” contest called the Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome, where hundres of footwear lovers wear a pair and cover the aging progression during six months. This year I had a pair of Midas Bootmaker x Skolyx x Dr. Sole moc toe boots in natural semi veg tanned leather, here’s a picture special of how these developed during the past half year.

Picture special – World Championships of Shoemaking event at Isetan Men’s

2022-10-23

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

This week the top three shoes in the World Championships of Shoemaking 2022 are on display at the department store Isetan Men’s in Tokyo, and to kick it off there was a talk session with media and selected customers with myself and the three shoemakers who presented both their contest shoes and showcased some of their other work. Here’s some photos from the happening, with focus on the shoes present.
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Crockett & Jones 1911 exhibition shoe spectator

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Picture special – Crockett & Jones exhibition shoes from 1911 nr.3

2022-05-20

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

For the third time, I set the spotlight on some of the finest made shoes you can see today, a collection that Crockett & Jones made for a major international exhibition in 1911. Here I show off a number of models not displayed here before.

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Picture special – Top three World Championships in Shoemaking 2022

2022-05-10

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Since it will take a while before I’m finished with the huge posts covering all the 30 contestant shoes of the shoemaking world champs, I always do a quick picture special showcasing the top three, to let folks mind at ease a bit. See the amazing craftsmanship of Wataru Shimamoto (1st), Ken Kataoka (2nd), and Kenjiro Kawashima (3rd).

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Picture special – Patrick Frei bespoke samples pt. 2

2022-02-25

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

A while back I posted a picture special with a bunch of bespoke samples being made by the German bespoke shoemaker Patrick Frei and his partner Kazuya Kimura. During covid they had time to continue the samples production, so here’s a bunch of new amazing shoes highlighted.

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Picture special – Acme Shoemaker plain toe derby

2021-12-08

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Acme Shoemaker is the Chinese brand that has created the most buzz domestically and internationally the past year, rightfully so. Their RTW, MTO and bespoke are of absolute top class in all regards. Here’s a closer look at a new pair I received from them, and also briefly about Acme’s new website, which includes a webshop where you can order their RTW.

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Picture special – World Championships of Shoemaking event at Isetan Men’s

Picture special – Main d’Or split toe derby

Picture special – Top three World Championships in Shoemaking 2023

Picture special – Acme Shoemaker split toe derby

Picture special – My Patina Thunderdome pair 2022/23

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News – The Stitchdown Shoecast with me as guest

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Picture special – World Championships of Shoemaking event at Isetan Men’s

Picture special – Crockett & Jones exhibition shoes from 1911 nr.3

Picture special – Top three World Championships in Shoemaking 2022

Picture special – Patrick Frei bespoke samples pt. 2

Picture special – Acme Shoemaker plain toe derby

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