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30 black oxfords, made by shoemakers from all over the world. Here’s a substantial review of all the competition shoes that entered the World Championships in Shoemaking. Info, comments, pictures of the shoes and in some cases also the manufacturing process.
This is part two of the walkthrough of all competition shoes in the World Championships in Shoemaking 2018. Here position 11 to 30 is reviewed with comments and lots of pictures.
Many may not reflect over the height of the heel on a pair of men’s shoes, but it is something that affects appearance and wearing comfort quite a lot. Here’s a closer look at this buoyant part of a shoe.
The split toe derby is a model that has been extra popular in recent years. A derby with a so-called apron and then a vertical stitch at the tip of the toe. The history on how the model evolved is, as is often the case with footwear and clothing, about practical function.
The world of classic shoes contains many different terms, and in some cases they are mixed together. Especially for those who have recently started to be interested in the subject, it can be complicated to understand the difference, or not mix up things. Here are explanations of some of the different terms that are often mixed up.
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The article series that followed all parts of the process of ordering a pair of bespoke shoes from Gaziano & Girling, from the measuring up through several fittings to the production of the final shoes. Here’s a summary and many pictures of the finished goodies.
A tight sole stitch is not something that necessarily makes the shoe better from a purely qualitative point of view, but a very sparse ones looks quite dull, and a very tight hand-sewn one such as the one in the picture is impressive craftsmanship.
To do anything extra big or tiny has for some reason always interested people. When it comes to handmade shoes, it is relatively easy to make very big shoes, albeit very time consuming, but it can be really hard to make small shoes since it’s so complicated to do things nicely when the size is minimal. Here is a look at some small examples.
Just like the fact that good machines are extremely important for shoe factories are good tools of great importance for the bespoke shoemakers. Tools of high quality makes the work more easy, and in some cases the tools are crucial to how well an operation can be performed.
At the moment there’s bit of a craze for unlined shoes going on, not only when it comes to light summer loafers, but also other models. Unlined has some nice benefits, but also brings with it several disadvantages that one should be aware of when buying. Here’s a walkthrough of the properties of an unlined shoe.
