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Info on the New York Super Trunk Show 2024
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Info on the New York Super Trunk Show 2024

2024-10-03
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This Saturday the second edition of the New York Super Trunk Show takes place. In a lovely venue on Manhattan, on Upper East Side between Madison Ave and Central Park, we’ll gather 15 exhibitors from all over the world, host a patina exhibition, a free shoe shining service, and the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining. Here’s some practical info ahead of the event, for those who plan to visit, and on the live streaming we will do for those who can’t attend.

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The picture – Comparing during making

2024-09-27
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Shoes are made in pairs, that’s been the case throughout history. As such, they are expected to look the same as each other. Even the cheapest shoes have rather high demands of a sync between each other, and then of course the higher the price the higher the demand. For a pair of really expensive bespoke shoes it’s expected that they are more or less identical down to the smallest detail.

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World Championships of Shoemaking 2025 - Call for competition
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World Championships of Shoemaking 2025 – Call for competition

2024-09-22
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Time for the sixth edition of the World Championships of Shoemaking, where the final takes place during the London Super Trunk Show on May 10 2025. In the prize pool we have £6,000 (€7,200 / $7,800), handmade shoemaking awls, and a chance to be showcased in shoe stores around the world. This year a double monk strap is to be made for the competition. Here’s all the info about the contest.

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News - Santoni Easy
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News – Santoni Easy

2024-09-15
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There’s been a lot of fusions between dress shoes and soft sneakers done through the years. Now Santoni has launched a new range called Easy that sort of manage to to do it to the extreme, with the most traditional designs turned into lightweight slip-on shoes with super soft soles.

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In-depth – The Reverse Goodyear construction

2024-09-08
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One of likely the newest construction techniques in the world is called Reverse Goodyear, which essentially is a traditional turnshoe, but made using a Goodyear machine. The shoes become super flexible and comfortable, lightweight and neat, and has become a popular summer shoe. The Indian company Bridlen is world-leader in this method, learn more about how they make these shoes in this article.

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History - The 1950's shoe shine contests in North Carolina
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History – The 1950’s shoe shine contests in North Carolina

2024-08-26
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During the 1950’s an amazing shoe shining contest was organised in Wilson, North Carolina, peaking with 12,000 visitors one year. In what was almost like a rock concert the shoe shiners performed their shine work on shoes of people from the audience, where both the final shine and the entertainment they gave was awarded. Read the lovely history of these contests.

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