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The picture – Proper golf shoes

2024-11-08

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More or less all sports shoes today are various versions of sneakers. It makes sense, they have been for a long time, and when it comes to function and performance it’s suitable. With golf shoes, it’s a different thing though, it’s essentially walking shoes. Yet almost all golf shoes today are made similarly to other sports shoes, instead of how they were made up until the 80’s or so with proper Goodyear welted constructions. There are exceptions though, luckily.

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The picture – Comparing during making

2024-09-27

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

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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The picture – Matte box calf leather

2024-06-09

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Normally box calf leather is associated with a nice shiny finish, but one can also do box calf in an almost matte finish. This was more common back in the days, which this pair of bespoke Yohei Fukuda made in a vintage Ilcea leather is evident of.

The picture – Contrasting sole stitch

2024-03-31

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

To make a well-executed contrasting sole stitch is an artform. Normally, you either darken the entire sole edge and seam, or you leave all natural coloured. When one do it the middle way and darken the edge and part of the welt but leave the stitching light coloured, it’s tricky to make it neat looking – which makes it all the more lovely when achieved well.

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Picture special – Calzoleria Carlino lizard derby

2024-03-10

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Usually exotics aren’t really my thing, but this exquisite vintage lizard leather in a subtle dark brown really spoke to me. The pair is made by the Italian shoemaker Calzoleria Carlino, who currently runs a campaign with no upcharge on orders of lizard leather for their MTO, MTM or bespoke.

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The picture – Stitchdown casuals

2024-02-04

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Even if I mainly show off my various welted shoes here on the blog or in social media, I of course have a bunch of other footwear as well, like sidewall stitched sneakers, Blake stitched Belgian loafers or – as pictured here – Sidewall stitched casual shoes. The soft suede and crepe rubber sole makes them really comfortable and suitable for many informal occasions.

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The picture – Happy New Year

2023-12-31

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Another year in the books, here’s a photo of my given new years celebration footwear (the only black shoes I own, currently) which will accompany me when I say goodbye to 2023 together with family and some good friends. A year that has been filled with both ups and downs.

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The picture – Merry Christmas 2023

2023-12-24

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Christmas is here again. This time it was even white here in the southern parts of Sweden, which isn’t common nowadays. After having the whole family ill the past week we’ve celebrated at home by ourselves, which still has been lovely. On my feet I’ve had these bespoke Carlino lazymans in vintage pigskin.

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Picture special – Main d’Or split toe derby

2023-11-08

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

I’m currently in Japan, and one of the highlights this far was picking up my fourth pair from the bespoke shoemaker Eiji Murata, alias Main d’Or. An exquisite pair of split toe derbies in a medium brown embossed grain leather, made to the same extremely high standard as he’s known for.

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The picture – Spade sole

2023-10-20

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

During the course of time various trends have come and gone also within the world of classic shoes. Often these are more special stuff which is seen as cool and beautiful during some time, but then reaction comes and the opposite opinion becomes the ruling opinion. Spade soles are a good example of this. Also briefly about a new online calendar gathering shoe and clothing trunk shows around the world.

Inspiration

The picture – Proper golf shoes

The picture – Comparing during making

The picture – Matte box calf leather

The picture – Contrasting sole stitch

Picture special – Calzoleria Carlino lizard derby

From the archive

Shoegazing Podcast – Ep. 15, Leon Fan, Medallion Shoes, about succeeding in China

News – Ilcea launches leather webshop

Picture special – Catella Shoemaker

Event – Isetan Shoe Expo 2019

The picture – Stitchdown casuals

The picture – Happy New Year

The picture – Merry Christmas 2023

Picture special – Main d’Or split toe derby

The picture – Spade sole

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