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The first world champion in shoe shining, Yuya Hasegawa, has become a bit of a celebrity in his home country Japan. Latest proof of that is a 50 minute long documentary aired on the Japanese public service broadcasting company NHK, now available to view with English voice over for two weeks time, including a brief interview with myself.
Last Saturday the third edition of the London super trunk took place, the world’s largest open event for classic men’s shoes. A huge success with new visitor record, around 1,000 people came into the doors throughout the day, to look and buy from the ten exhibitors, partners and follow the World Championships in shoe shining, shoe patina and shoemaking.
An American, a Japanese and a Russian in the shoe shining contest, and a Pole, a Frenchman, and a Brit in the patina competition. These are the finalists of the world champs contests taking place during the London Super Trunk Show on March 23. See their submissions below.
We now open up the qualification to the finals of the World Championships in Shoe Shining and the first World Championships in Shoe Patina, both contests organised together with Saphir. Finals take place at the London Super Trunk Show on March 23. The patina finalists will paint their shoes during the whole event, and the shoe shiners have 20 minutes to shine one shoe as beautiful as possible.
It’s a pleasure to introduce this year’s edition of the world’s largest open event for classic shoes, the London Super Trunk Show, organised by Shoegazing and The Shoe Snob. On Saturday March 23, literally in the heart of London at a new venue on 12 Regent Street, we gather more than 10 brands from all over the world, interesting partners, there will be the World Championships in Shoe Shining and for the first time Shoe Patina, plus the World Championships in Shoemaking will have it’s award ceremony and competition shoes displayed. Below all info about the event.
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Kirby Allison and his Hanger Project were on site at the London Super Trunk Show a month ago with a film team, and recorded a number of nice films, focusing on the World Championships in Shoemaking and World Championships in Shoe Shining. Below all films are gathered.
Last weekend the second edition of the world’s largest open event for classic men’s shoe took place – the London Super Trunk Show 2018. An amazing day with more than 800 people from all over the world who came to have a closer look at all exhibitors and the World Championships in both shoe shining and shoemaking. Here’s a summary in text and about hundred pictures.
Here you can watch the final of the World Championships in Shoe Shining, and the award ceremony for the World Championships in Shoemaking . Full films from both amazing happenings at the London Super Trunk Show, which took place today April 7.
This Saturday it’s time for the second edition of the London Super Trunk Show, held in the heart of London, gathering more than 10 superb exhibitors and hosting the World Championships in both shoemaking and shoe shining. Here’s some practical info ahead of the event, and also how you who can’t join can follow the happenings live-streamed online.
A Frenchman living in England, a Singaporean based in Japan, and a Brazilian who lives in Switzerland – these are the three finalists in the World Championships in Shoe Shining 2018. They will battle it out at the London Super Trunk Show on April 7, where they will have 20 minutes to polish up a shoe as nice as possible.
