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I have the habit of wishing you all a Merry Christmas every year with a picture in the sign of shoes, this time with my bespoke pair from Janne Melkersson in front of the Christmas tree.
A classic topic of discussion is the difference between Goodyear welted and hand welted shoes, and the function and importance it has. Usually the sustainability in terms of numbers resoles and so on is highlighted as the main difference, and there is of course a difference there, but in most cases there’s nothing that affects the actual life for the owner. There are many other aspects of the difference between the construction types that in my eyes are more interesting, and here I highlight several of these in the form of a series of pictures that compare shoes from Gaziano & Girling and Hiro Yanagimachi.
So here’s the second part of the series about the making of a pair bespoke shoes from Gaziano & Girling that I’ve ordered. Now it’s about the process since the measuring session, when the first version of the lasts are made, the pattern has been developed and test shoes have been manufactured, which I then tried on at a first fitting.
This summer I was in London to get measured for a bespoke order from Gaziano & Girling. In this series of articles you will follow this journey, today the first appointment is covered (already published on the Swedish version of Shoegazing this summer) and later this week you’ll get to see the first fitting which was done about a week ago.
London is one of the best cities in the world for those interested in classic quality shoes. The capital of England contains a large number of shoe stores and bespoke shoemakers, basically an excellent selection of almost everything you can be looking for. Shoegazing guides you to it, and for those who have no plans of visiting the city there’s hundreds of pictures which hopefully can act as some inspiration.
