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The picture – Carved up fitting shoes

2026-04-03

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Many bespoke shoemakers cut open fitting shoes to be able to assess certain things even better. Touch, feel and input from the customer may be the most important, but to gather extra data it can be good to get a view “inside”. In the case with this pair an extra feature of the cutting was used, where the maker Patrick Frei cut diagonal lines to let the fitting shoes expand to better evaluate how much needed to be added.

Picture special – Patrick Frei bespoke samples pt. 2

2022-02-25

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

A while back I posted a picture special with a bunch of bespoke samples being made by the German bespoke shoemaker Patrick Frei and his partner Kazuya Kimura. During covid they had time to continue the samples production, so here’s a bunch of new amazing shoes highlighted.

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Patrick Frei bespoke bridge oxford, navy

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Shoegazing Podcast – Ep. 20, Patrick Frei, about making shoes with an own identity

2022-01-21

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

An episode with the 2018 world champion in shoemaking, Patrick Frei, whose amazingly well-made shoes are instantly recognisable with a personal character. Hear him talk about how one go about to find an own identity as a shoemaker or shoe designer, and loads more, like how he sees shoemaking as “The King of all Crafts” and how anyone doing anything first should look back to see how things has been done before, to just name a couple of examples.

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Report

Report – Les Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France

2021-12-03

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

The most famous, prestigious and formal shoemaking education in the world is Les Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France, which most of the famous names in French bespoke shoemaking has been through. A journey which takes the trainee to a number of different workshops with the aim to develop both the person and of course their craft. Shoegazing sat down with compagnons trainee Pierre-Baptiste L’Hospital to learn more about this traditional shoemaking education.

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Report

Report – Patrick Frei Bespoke, part 2

2021-10-29

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Finally, after several delays due to the pandemic, I’ve now been able to travel to Freiburg, Germany, and the Patrick Frei workshop, and the progress of my bespoke pair from them can now progress. In this article we’ll follow the fitting, modifications of the last, and second fitting.

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Buying tip – Quality sneakers roundup

2021-07-11

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

More and more quality sneakers are flooding onto the shoe market, both styles and available quality has developed in several regards since last time I wrote about the topic two years ago. Here’s a new roundup of a bunch of sneakers and trainers that could be of interest for the quality conscious shoe buyer.

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Lovely sole. Note the nail pattern in the heel.

Picture special

Picture special – Patrick Frei bespoke samples

2021-01-17

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Last year German bespoke shoemaker Patrick Frei and his new partner Kazuya Kimura were part of the Amsterdam Super Trunk Show, where they showcased some old but also a bunch of new samples. I showed a few images in the report from the event, but these shoes are so amazing that it would be a shame not to show more of them. Here’s a picture special to rectify this.

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In-depth

Shoegazing Bespoke Awards

2020-11-15

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

For the first, and perhaps the last time, I’m hereby presenting the highly prestigious Shoegazing Bespoke Awards, where me, myself and I have decided which bespoke shoemakers I think deserves to be awarded in four different categories: Creativity, Finishing, Patterns and Highest Minimum Level.

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The picture

The picture – Enhanced last shape

2020-05-31

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

It’s lovely to see how much can be done just by enhancing things a bit, like the shapes of the last on this seriously amazing bespoke sample made by Patrick Frei and Kazuya Kimura. It’s essentially a regular soft square toe, but with curves and angles carved to perfection.

Report from the Amsterdam Super Trunk Show 2020

2020-03-15

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Jesper Ingevaldsson

Last weekend the first Amsterdam Super Trunk Show took place. A great day with more than 300 visitors and shoes from all over the world showcased, together with shoe care, clothing, watches and perfumes. Here’s a summary in text and lots of pics from the day. Also, briefly about the fact that the London Super Trunk Show has been postponed until October 10.

Patrick Frei

The picture – Carved up fitting shoes

Picture special – Patrick Frei bespoke samples pt. 2

Shoegazing Podcast – Ep. 20, Patrick Frei, about making shoes with an own identity

Report – Les Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France

Report – Patrick Frei Bespoke, part 2

From the archive

World Championships of Shoemaking 2023 – All competition shoes pt.2

The web tip – Yuya Hasegawa long documentary

Reflection – A golden age for quality shoes

Guide – Express spit shine

Buying tip – Quality sneakers roundup

Picture special – Patrick Frei bespoke samples

Shoegazing Bespoke Awards

The picture – Enhanced last shape

Report from the Amsterdam Super Trunk Show 2020

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