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Guide – Shoe care brands

Guide – How to prevent and remove mould from leather shoes

Shoe care and shoe shining – The complete guide

Guide – Shoe trees

Guide – Care of cordovan

Guide – Shoe brushes

In depth – Different polishing conditions

The tip – Use removable insoles of the correct material

Picture special – “Full refurbishment”

Report – Saphir factory visit
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The tip – Reasons for heel slippage, and the solutions

Guide – Simple corrections of fit

Guide – Simple corrections of fit nr. 2

Guide – Shoe sizes

The tip – Stretch shoes yourself

In-depth – RTW and fit

In depth – What affects how shoes are stretched nr. 2

In-depth – How shoes crease

The tip – Fix loose loafers with tongue pads

In depth – Feet changes

In-depth – How pattern affect fit
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Guide – Waist definitions

In-depth – Creases on the toe cap

In-depth – All about sole and heel edges

Guide – Methods of shoe construction

Guide – Resoling and re-heeling

In depth – Disassembly of shoes

Picture special – The difference between Goodyear welted and hand welted

Guide – Toe shapes

In-depth – Why shoes can be copied

Picture special – Comparison between Yohei Fukuda and Marquess
All articles about construction
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In-depth – The downside of shell cordovan

Guide – Shoe leather tanneries

In-depth – Leather quality vs leather properties

In-depth – How the colour of leather vary

The web tip – The Leather dictionary

History – Shell Cordovan

In-depth – Why to avoid sanding leather

The tip – Use removable insoles of the correct material

News – New EU rules positive for the leather industry

Reflection – Is biofabricated leather the future?
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Buyer’s guide – Bespoke prices

Buyer’s guide – Main d’Or

Buyer’s guide – Yohei Fukuda

Buyer’s guide – Hiro Yanagimachi

Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, part 1

Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, part 2

Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, part 3

Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, part 4

Report – Gaziano & Girling bespoke, pt. 5

Report – Patrick Frei bespoke, part 1

Report – Main-d’Or / Eiji Murata

Report – Alte Art

Shoegazing Podcast – Ep. 3, Daniel Wegan, about dedication

Shoegazing Podcast – Ep.5, Hiro Yanagimachi, about the Japanese bespoke shoe scene
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History – The Goodyear welted shoe construction

History – The welted construction method

History – The lasting machine

History – Heels

History – Toe stiffeners

History – Shell Cordovan

History – The split toe derby

History – Tassel loafers

History – The monk strap shoe

History – Chelsea boots

History – Crockett & Jones exhibition shoes from 1911 nr.2

History – Why brown shoes are so common
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Here are a bunch of articles good for those who are new in the quality shoe world gathered
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Report from the London Super Trunk Show 2019

Report from the London Super Trunk Show 2018

Report from the London Super Trunk Show 2017

Report from the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2019

Report from the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2018

Report from the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2017

Report from the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2016

Summary of the Shoegazing Super Trunk Show 2015

Report from the Amsterdam Super Trunk Show 2020
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All articles about the World Championships in Shoemaking can be found here
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All articles about the World Championships in Shoe Patina can be found here
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