The handstitch apron toe seems to be coming back in trend and I must say that I am quite pleased by it. When I was younger (not that I am old!), I had a
A Check-In from Romania
Dear Readers, I am off on a small adventure to Romania and Vienna, spending some time with my good friend, Phillip Car of Saint Crispins. �Today, I am a
Gaziano & Girling Launches Patina Service – Officially!
The time has finally come that Gaziano & Girling opens the doors to their much anticipated patina service, the first that a British company has
The New Stefano Bemer
Since we are on the subject of Bemer's (as per yesterday's post), I thought that I would continue on by finally getting up the pictures of the new Stefano Bemer
Mario Bemer Bespoke & New Site
I wrote about Mario Bemer not too long ago, having come back from Pitti Uomo in the hopes to shed some light on his new company. (If you missed it, you can find
Odds & Ends That Need To Go – J.FitzPatrick
Dear Readers, I hope that you all had a nice weekend! To those that have larger feet, you are in luck as I am trying to get rid of a few perfectly good
Carmina for Unipair
The fringe trend was not a very long lived one in the grand industry but I still find myself quite attracted to them. For example, in this Carmina model
Some Edward Green MTO’s….jaw dropping!
Another rushed day here so just going to leave you with some Edward Green goodness that I happened to stumble upon on Instagram (which has a lot of great things
The Barbanera Brothers (and their shoes!)
I have always admired the style and direction of the young Italian shoe brand called Barbanera. For me, anyone out there trying to do something different with
Something Classic (kind of!)
I was looking at the front page of my blog and realized that everything was either some mega crazy color or was two tone, so I thought to myself,
Latest Dandy Shoe Care Patina’s for J.FitzPatrick
Dear Readers, It's probably been the busiest 6 weeks of my life and I am quite glad to say that it is now all over and I can finally have a bit of peace and
Designs Done Differently
I always admire when I see a shoemaker create a pattern that is classic yet definitely twisted (in a good way!). And what most people may not appreciate is the
Buying International Products Online
EDIT - MARCH 15TH, 2016: THE US JUST PASSED A LAW INCREASING THE LEVEL OF EXEMPTION ON PRIVATELY IMPORTED GOODS, FROM $200 TO $800 SO NOW PROVIDING THAT YOUR
Sutor Mantellassi at Pitti Uomo
I have been quite ill these past few days and thus left myself a bit behind in emails, sending out shoes etc and of course this leaves me with limited time to
Things To Know About Shoes Part 4: Fit/Function vs Style
1. Most shoe styles (i.e. wholecut vs. full brogue vs. derby etc) will fit different, even if made on the same exact last. 2. The shoemaking process can
Cheaney at Pitti Uomo 86
Playing a whole lot of catch up today trying to unbox all of the leftover sample sale stock, not to mention that I am getting hit with the flu, thanks to the
Ducal – A Florentine Delight!
It's amazing what brands are in Italy that are still quite small and unknown. One of those brands is a Florentine one called Ducal, which I happened to stumble
JM Weston – A Review With Story to Tell
THESE SHOES ARE CURRENTLY ON SALE BY MYSELF. WORN ONCE, SIZE UK6 (FIT LIKE 6.5). �250 FOR THEM (PLUS SHIPPING DEPENDING ON COUNTRY). ORIGINAL RETAIL �800. EMA
Gaziano & Girling St. James
There is nothing like a nice adelaide and the Gaziano & Girling St. James is among the best of them. It fills all of the requirements of a nice brogue but
Gaziano & Girling Website Now Live!!
For those that have not yet seen it, Gaziano & Girling have have officially updated their website, offering an all-in-one package. Now you can find not only
