US Championships of Shoe Shining

Live from the New York Super Trunk Show 2025

2025-10-04

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For those who can’t make it to New York today for the super trunk we will livestream here from the final of the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining, which kicks off at 3pm EDT. We’ll also try to squeeze in a tour of the venue with all the exhibitors after the shine contest is finished.

Info on the New York Super Trunk Show 2025

2025-10-03

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It’s time for the third New York Super Trunk Show this Saturday. Same great venue on Manhattan, on Upper East Side between Madison Ave and Central Park, where we gather a bunch of great shoe and menswear exhibitors from around the world, have a free shoe shining service, stage sessions on various shoe topics, and the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining. Here’s some practical info ahead of the event for visitors, and on the live streaming fro those who can’t attend.

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U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining 2025 – The finalists

2025-08-29

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The ones who will battle it out for the title at the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining 2025 have now been appointed. The contest is organised in collaboration with Saphir and Bridlen, with the final taking place at the New York Super Trunk Show on Saturday October 4, where finalists will have 20 minutes to achieve the best mirror shine.

New York Super Trunk Show 2025

2025-08-14

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The New York Super Trunk Show is back for its third installment, on Saturday October 4. On central Manhattan a bunch of great shoe and menswear exhibitors from around the world will showcase, we’ll have the U.S. Championships of shoe shining, a free shoe shining service, live shoemaking, several stage sessions on various shoe topics, and much more. Read all you need to know about the event.

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U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining 2025 – Qualification

2025-07-14

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Time to qualify to the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining 2025, with the finals taking place at the large shoe event New York Super Trunk Show on October 4. The contest and the event are organised by The Shoe Snob, Shoegazing and Kirby Allison in collaboration with sponsors Saphir shoe care and Bridlen shoes. The shiners will battle for glory, medals, shoes, shoe care products plus now also with $800 in the prize pool, given by Saphir.

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Report – New York Super Trunk Show 2024

2024-10-16

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The New York Super Trunk Show was back for its second iteration the past weekend, with another great shoe day in the middle of Manhattan. 1,200 visitors coming to check out a bunch of shoe and menswear exhibitors from around the world, follow the U.S. shoe shining champs and other shoe happenings, and just have a good time. Substantial report from the day with lots of photos.

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Live from the New York Super Trunk Show 2024

2024-10-05

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Here we will live stream two sessions from the New York Super Trunk Show today Saturday October 5. See live from the final of the U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining, see the results of the shoe patina exhibition, and get a look at all the amazing shoe exhibitors from all over the world. Will also be available to watch after the live sessions.

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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U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining 2024 – The finalists

2024-08-23

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We’ve now appointed the three finalists of this year’s U.S. Championships of Shoe Shining, organised in collaboration with the shoe care brand Saphir and the shoe brand Bridlen. At the New York Super Trunk Show on October 5 the finalists will have 20 minutes to shine a shoe as beautiful as possible, to become the American shoe shining champion.