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The Japanese not only excel when it comes to shoemaking, they are also leading the way when it comes to informative Youtube channels on the topic. One channel that everyone who are interested in making shoes by hand and all it involves should follow is Crazy About Shoes, run by Ken Hishinuma of the bespoke shoe brand Khish the Work.
The blog Die, Workwear is an establishment in the more serious menswear sphere, with often long in-depth articles on various aspects of men’s style. Most recently he has published what’s could be described as an essay on the history of bespoke shoemaking, with focus on the UK and how internet is saving bespoke shoemaking.
An institution online for all those interested in men’s vintage shoes. The website Classic Shoes for Men collects and sell quality vintage and antique shoes, both used and new, and the library with over 2,500 shoes is a goldmine to dig through.
The US shoe and clothing store Division Road today presented their sixth instalment of The Patina Post, where they showcase how the patina develops on boots and shoes. This round there’s models from among others Crockett & Jones, Tricker’s and White’s boots included, and together with the previous rounds they form a great base to see how footwear in many types of leathers ages.
Recently a user on the Goodyear welt forum on Reddit finished a really ambitious test where he had leather strips from four different leather types hang outside for two years, where all types of leathers received none or a varied amount of different types of conditioners. The result is quite interesting.
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In a new short film the crème de la crème of French bespoke shoemaking talk about their industry and what makes it special. It’s made by the French national association of shoemakers, likely with the aim to attract new young persons to the trade. A highly inspirational video definitely worth a view.
Buying shoes online from a maker one haven’t tried before is a challenge, and internet is full of size guides and questions and answers on sizing. Grayle is a new website that wants to be the one stop solution for all shoe sizing questions, by building the world’s largest database on shoe fit.
Boston Magazine has published a long article covering the amazing, horrifying and sad story of how the Alden Shoe Company executive Richard Hajjar embezzled millions of dollars during a number of years from his employer, all to finance an extremely luxurious jet set lifestyle and a celebrity career for his local TV star “girlfriend”.
Japanese MTO and bespoke makers Siroeno Yosui has made lovely film thoroughly showcasing all steps of making a pair of fully handmade shoes. With high quality footage and a great production, this can be one of the better films available for those who want to understand all the steps that goes into making handmade shoes.
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.
