Just when you thought stupid shoes could not get any worse (see here the last post), the very unique and interesting company MSCHF tops the charts with their
Bad Advice on Shoe Forums
The majority of people don't know what they are talking about when it comes to shoes. Period. Reread that in case you are confused so I don't get a bunch of
Good Leather Creases – A Lot!
"Good, quality leather doesn't crease" is probably the dumbest thing I have ever heard. On the contrary, as I am more and more involved in the shoe industry, I
The Delusion of the Uncreased Leather
Assuming leather doesn't and/or shouldn't crease is like believing in unicorns. It's incredible how many people believe in unicorns these days. The question is
Tip: Ditch The Brannock Device
I have fit/measured thousands and thousands of people in my life looking to buy dress shoes. And in doing so discovered a lot about fit, the idea of it, how it
PET PEEVES IN THE SHOE INDUSTRY PART 8: THINKING THAT CEDAR SHOES TREES ARE THE END ALL BE ALL
I am not going to lie here and pretend I haven't done this and this is how I know that the issue at hand is all crap, but the truth is that when a salesman
Pet Peeves in The Shoe Industry Part 7: People That Call All Oxfords ‘Wingtips’
In the world of shoes, there are many names given to all of the different types of oxfords. ONE of them is 'wingtip,' set to describe the W shaped cap that's
Pet Peeves In The Shoe Industry Part 6 – Men Who Can’t Fathom Taking a Different Size
Pictures of random beautiful shoes that have nothing to do with the post It's been a little over a month since I have kept up with my rant on what bothers me
Pet Peeves In The Shoe Industry Part 5 — The Size Guide
There is no such thing as a universal size guide. There is no such thing as always being a UK10 (unless you don't care how your shoes fit and you only care
Pet Peeves in the Shoe Industry Part 4 – The Brannock Device
The Brannock device is NOT the Holy Grail of measurements. Sure it might give you length accurately, which for me is all that it is good for, but the rest of
Pet Peeves in the Shoe Industry – Part 3 – Trying Dress Shoes with Athletic Socks
I have sold a lot of shoes to a lot of guys over the course of my time not only owning my own brand but also selling shoes at Nordstrom. And in that time, one
Pet Peeves in the Shoe Industry – The List – The First Ten
There are many things that happen in the shoe world that make this snob a bit crazy when I see it occurring. Some of it I feel is done from lack of education so
Pet Peeves in The Shoe Industry – Part 2 – Scuffing
One thing that really baffles me is when people can't imagine how scuffs got on their shoes and then blame the manufacturer for this. It's incredible too that
Pet Peeves in The Shoe Industry – Part 1 – Tying Your Shoes Properly
While the name of the blog has the word snob in it and I can be quite harsh at times, a lot of what I do is try to educate in the hopes to grow the industry and
Lies in the Shoe Industry – Handmade, Middlemen, Top leather etc.
****brands in post pics are not culprits of what the topic discusses*** It's amazing the amount of shoe industry lies you read these days about handmade
Mythbuster — Corrected Grain Leather is Always Bad
You have probably heard the term corrected grain leather before and many of you may or may not understand what that actually means. So let’s talk about it and
Using Lies to Sell Shoes
Using lies to sell shoes is more common than we think. It is done all over the world on a daily basis. In England, it is a common thing to have a section of
Managing Your Shoe Purchase Expectations
G&G, the perfect shoemaker. When buying these they should be flawless, but that is what you should get for +£700I recently had a nice cab ride here in
