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Guide – Shoe care brands
The amount of good quality shoe care brands available are more than in a long time, and a lot of ...
Guide – How to prevent and remove mould from leather shoes
The formation of mould on leather shoes is a common problem especially in some parts of the world during some ...
Shoe care and shoe shining – The complete guide
A detailed step by step shoe care guide with lots of information on how and why you should take care ...
Guide – Shoe trees
When it comes to maximizing the life of your shoes, there are three cornerstones: shoe care, shoe trees and rest. In ...
Guide – Care of cordovan
The famous leather type cordovan, made of horse's rump, is more popular than in many years. It's a material that ...
Guide – Shoe brushes
One always talk about how much easier things are with good tools, and this also applies to shoe care and ...
In depth – Different polishing conditions
The fact that it's always more difficult to polish up a proper shine on new shoes most have probably experienced. It may, ...
The tip – Use removable insoles of the correct material
A nice thing with quality of shoes is that they have insoles of leather that allows the feet to breathe ...
Picture special – “Full refurbishment”
A while back I bought this pair of Alfred Sargent Handgrade Benson to a very cheap price on Ebay. A ...
Report – Saphir factory visit
Saphir is perhaps the world's most renowned manufacturer of shoe care products, with a history that goes back over 100 ...
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The tip – Reasons for heel slippage, and the solutions
Heel slippage when walking is one of the more common problems people experience with new shoes. It can be caused ...
Guide – Simple corrections of fit
Due to the fact that a vast majority of the shoes sold are Ready to Wear, and many of them ...
Guide – Simple corrections of fit nr. 2
Most people know about removable insoles, heel grips, tongue pads etc. to fix various fit issues, what some might not ...
Guide – Shoe sizes
Most people have a fairly decent know how about how shoe sizes works, the difference between for example the European scale and the ...
The tip – Stretch shoes yourself
The subject of stretching shoes has been featured several times here on the blog, it's really the only way to make small shoes ...
In-depth – RTW and fit
Good fit is the single most important feature of a shoe, even so, a lot of people wear shoes that fits quite ...
In depth – What affects how shoes are stretched nr. 2
Some time ago I wrote a post about the different things that affect how shoes will stretch on the Swedish ...
In-depth – How shoes crease
After once again receiving questions from readers about this subject this week, I felt it might be time to write ...
The tip – Fix loose loafers with tongue pads
Loafers are, as most know, always more difficult to get a good fit on, since you have no opportunity to ...
In depth – Feet changes
I often talk about that fit is the single most important thing when it comes to shoes. An aggravating factor ...
In-depth – How pattern affect fit
It is easy to think that all shoe models made on one and the same last will always fit the ...
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Guide – Waist definitions
This is certainly a complicated topic. Few things in the shoe world are as confused as how the waist and ...
In-depth – Creases on the toe cap
It's one of the most common misconceptions in the world of quality footwear: that creases on the toe cap means ...
In-depth – All about sole and heel edges
Few things say so much about the actual quality of the making on a pair of welted shoes as the ...
Guide – Methods of shoe construction
There are of course several different methods of construction to put together a shoe. In this article all the most ...
Guide – Resoling and re-heeling
Traditionally constructed shoes, not least stitched ones, are almost always marketed with emphasis on the possibilities of resoling and repairing ...
In depth – Disassembly of shoes
Continuing on the theme of what distinguishes shoes in different price ranges, this time in a proper in-depth manner. Together ...
Picture special – The difference between Goodyear welted and hand welted
A classic topic of discussion is the difference between Goodyear welted and hand welted shoes, and the function and importance ...
Guide – Toe shapes
How the toe is designed is perhaps the most important aesthetic part on a shoe. With its position at the ...
In-depth – Why shoes can be copied
Every manufacturer of quality shoes has their versions of the classic models - plain cap toe oxford, semi brogues, adelaides, ...
Picture special – Comparison between Yohei Fukuda and Marquess
Yohei Fukuda and Marquess/Shoji Kawaguchi are two of the most well renowned bespoke shoemakers in Japan (and in the world, ...
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In-depth – The downside of shell cordovan
Shell cordovan is a loved material by many, with its special characteristics and durability. However, there's a few downsides of ...
Guide – Shoe leather tanneries
Anyone interested in footwear will have come across a number of different tannery names in the marketing of the shoe ...
In-depth – Leather quality vs leather properties
To judge leather quality is a science of its own, and many times people confuse leather quality with specific properties ...
In-depth – How the colour of leather vary
One difficulty that the growing online retailing of shoes poses for both stores and customers is the rendering of the ...
The web tip – The Leather dictionary
If you're interested in learning more about leathers - the various kinds, various properties and much more - there's few ...
History – Shell Cordovan
Cordovan is an immensely popular material for shoes and leather accessories, with its special character and features. However, it was ...
In-depth – Why to avoid sanding leather
Today it's increasingly common with sanding down leather, mainly to remove cracks, but sometimes also only to smoothen out creases ...
The tip – Use removable insoles of the correct material
A nice thing with quality of shoes is that they have insoles of leather that allows the feet to breathe ...
News – New EU rules positive for the leather industry
Today the EU Parliament made several decisions regarding stricter rules of antibiotics in animal husbandry. The main objective is to ...
Reflection – Is biofabricated leather the future?
Imagine that the raw material for your future leather shoes is not from animals, but grown in large laboratories. Already ...
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Buyer’s guide – Bespoke prices
For those who want to get an overview of the prices among different manufacturers of bespoke shoes, a lot of ...
Buyer’s guide – Main d’Or
Eiji Murata, the man behind the brand Main d'Or, is one of the highest rated bespoke shoe makers in the ...
Buyer’s guide – Yohei Fukuda
Yohei Fukuda is one of the most acclaimed Japanese bespoke shoemakers today, and many shoe interested men have drooled over ...
Buyer’s guide – Hiro Yanagimachi
Hiro Yanagimachi is one of the pioneers of the new wave of Japanese bespoke shoemakers which established themselves in the ...
Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, part 1
This summer I was in London to get measured for a bespoke order from Gaziano & Girling. In this series ...
Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, part 2
So here's the second part of the series about the making of a pair bespoke shoes from Gaziano & Girling that ...
Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, part 3
Last week I had my second fitting for the bespoke shoes I've ordered from British Gaziano & Girling. Here a review ...
Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, part 4
Time for the penultimate installment in the series that follows the process and the production of a pair of bespoke shoes ...
Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, pt. 5
The article series that followed all parts of the process of ordering a pair of bespoke shoes from Gaziano & Girling, from the ...
Report – Patrick Frei bespoke, part 1
Time for the first part of a new article series that will follow the process ordering a pair of bespoke ...
Report – Main-d’Or / Eiji Murata
He has produced some of the world's finest shoes for over 12 years, he is highly praised by the bespoke shoemaking ...
Report – Alte Art
Alte Art is relatively unknown, even though one founder is one of the pioneers of the thriving Japanese bespoke shoe ...
Shoegazing Podcast – Ep. 3, Daniel Wegan, about dedication
Hear bespoke shoemaker Daniel Wegan talk about dedication, which took him to the bespoke department of Gaziano & Girling, made ...
Shoegazing Podcast – Ep.5, Hiro Yanagimachi, about the Japanese bespoke shoe scene
Japan has in only two decades gone from a more or less non-existing bespoke market, up to being perhaps the ...
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History – The Goodyear welted shoe construction
When the Goodyear welted construction method became established in the later part of the 19th century, it revolutionised the manufacture ...
History – The welted construction method
Classic quality shoes are in many ways well connected to it's historical roots, which in a way makes it even ...
History – The lasting machine
A machine that had a huge impact during the industrialization of the shoe production was the lasting machine, which made it ...
History – Heels
All traditionally constructed shoes have heels, although they are now relatively low on men's shoes. However, this has not always ...
History – Toe stiffeners
One thing that more or less all types of classic or traditionally constructed shoes have in common is the use ...
History – Shell Cordovan
Cordovan is an immensely popular material for shoes and leather accessories, with its special character and features. However, it was ...
History – The split toe derby
The split toe derby is a model that has been extra popular in recent years. A derby with a so-called ...
History – Tassel loafers
Tassel loafers are one of the youngest models of all classic footwear, and it came to be after a commision ...
History – The monk strap shoe
Monk strap shoes is often considered as one of the younger models among those usually referred to as the backbone ...
History – Chelsea boots
Chelsea boots, with its elastics on the sides making them easy to put on and take off, are one of ...
History – Crockett & Jones exhibition shoes from 1911 nr.2
It is among the finest made shoes you can see today, a collection that Crockett & Jones made for a ...
History – Why brown shoes are so common
The fact that different brown shades are very common when it comes to leather shoes, and leather products in general, ...
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Report from the London Super Trunk Show 2019
Last Saturday the third edition of the London super trunk took place, the world's largest open event for classic men's ...
Report from the London Super Trunk Show 2018
Last weekend the second edition of the world's largest open event for classic men's shoe took place - the London ...
Report from the London Super Trunk Show 2017
The first London Super Trunk Show was successfully held this Saturday, with around 800 visitors and shoes sold or purchased ...
Report from the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2019
Another super trunk is done. Last weekend's event in Stockholm gathered around 700 visitors, about 70 pairs of shoes were ...
Report from the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2018
The five-year anniversary of the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show in Stockholm showed that the interest in classic shoes is still ...
Report from the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2017
Another super trunk has passed, and once again we are very happy with the day. Over 700 people visited the ...
Report from the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2016
Amazingly enough the interest continues to be huge for the super trunk, this was obvious this Saturday when the third edition was held ...
Summary of the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2015
The second Shoegazing Super Trunk Show was once again a great success, which we organizers are extremely happy about. 900 ...
Report from the Amsterdam Super Trunk Show 2020
Last weekend the first Amsterdam Super Trunk Show took place. A great day with more than 300 visitors and shoes ...
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