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Reflection – Will TikTok save the cobblers?

2024-04-21

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In an interesting turn of events, the ancient occupation that is cobblers which has been through many harsh decades, might now be saved by the most modern of phenomenon: the social media app TikTok. The past couple of years videos showcasing the transformation that cobbler’s can do on worn shoes has millions of views, and young people get their eyes open both for the magic cobblers can do and for the craft itself.

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Reflection – Accept more blemishes on leather

2023-12-10

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Stricter animal welfare regulations in the European Union have changed the conditions of the skins that the tanneries receive, which in turn means that we customers need to change our mindset on what is a good skin and what is not. In this article I explain this further.

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Reflection – The importance of unique shoe styles for retailers

2023-11-21

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

With online shopping taking globalisation to a new level and everyone everywhere being able to buy everything everywhere, it’s increasingly important to offer something unique. This is particularly noticeable in the quality shoe sphere, where specific models exclusive to individual retailers are becoming more and more common.

Reflection – R.I.P. Janne Melkersson

2023-08-25

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Yesterday the legendary Swedish bespoke shoe and bootmaker Janne Melkersson sadly passed away. After over 45 years in the trade there wasn’t much about shoemaking he didn’t know, and he spent the last decades passing this knowledge on to others. A beloved man that will be truly missed.

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Reflection – Save the world with quality shoes

2023-08-20

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

There are many aspects favouring choosing traditionally constructed quality shoes – apart from the fact that they look nice and are of high quality. They are good for the animals, good for the environment, and produced in good working conditions. Shoegazing explains further.

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Reflection – R.I.P. D.W. Frommer

2023-02-03

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

The American boot and shoemaker D.W. Frommer sadly passed away this week, at the age of 76 after more then half a century in the trade. He has played an important role in the shoemaking community for decades, not least in his work with passing shoemaking knowledge on globally through his books and work online.

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Reflection – The era of soft footwear

2022-07-31

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

In today’s day and age, people do their best to remove any type of hurdles and make ones existence as smooth and comfortable as possible. This goes for footwear as well, where the “soft and flexible” take over everything from classic RTW to bespoke shoes. Thoughts on this development in today’s article.

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Reflection – Running a shoe blog in 2021

2021-12-28

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

A lot has changed since I first started Shoegazing almost ten years ago, things that both makes it easier and more difficult to run a niche blog like this. Here’s a reflection covering things like how to keep integrity, on handling threats of being sued, on finding topics to write about, and much more.

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Reflection – Recovering shoe business

2021-09-26

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Covid has hit the business of quality shoes hard, where most have struggled and a few companies has fallen. Now reports from many different areas of the segment states that things are looking a whole lot better now, for many things are back to where things were before Covid, and hopefully the shoe business can soon leave all this behind.

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Reflection – The high cost of all the sales

2021-06-11

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

In recent years we’ve seen an increasing amount of sales in the section of quality welted footwear. Something that once was a rare sight is now the norm, and albeit retailers and brands obviously have their part, a lot comes down to customer behaviour and how people rather “make a steal” and buy a bunch of pairs on sale than get what they really want and need at full price. This new environment is putting many retailers and brands at serious strain, where some go under. If you really want to support a retailer or a brand – buy full price.

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Reflection – Will TikTok save the cobblers?

Reflection – Accept more blemishes on leather

Reflection – The importance of unique shoe styles for retailers

Reflection – R.I.P. Janne Melkersson

Reflection – Save the world with quality shoes

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Reflection – R.I.P. D.W. Frommer

Reflection – The era of soft footwear

Reflection – Running a shoe blog in 2021

Reflection – Recovering shoe business

Reflection – The high cost of all the sales

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