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My Shoe Searching Journey in London
My Shoe Searching Journey in London Last week, I finally made my way back to London, 30 years after my last visit. It was a business trip of sort, but I also had another mission: to visit as many fine shoe stores as possible (although I was mainly restricted to central London). While doing...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Shoe Fans Gathering in Taipei, Taiwan!
The mother of all shoe fans gathering took place today, Nov.9, in Taipei Taiwan. Named 十人十色 (10 Individuals, 10 Flavors), the event was co-sponsored by John Lobb Taiwan, MClassic (St.Crispin distributor), Timeless Fashions (G&G distributor), and Gentry (Taiwanese online fashion forum, a Chinese...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Shoe Shopping in Taiwan
Shoe Shopping in Taipei, Taiwan The bamboo(?) shaped Taipei 101 Since I`ll be staying in Taipei for few weeks, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of shoe-shopping destinations in this city. Admittedly, Taipei is not as quite fashion forward as Tokyo or other major Asian cities, but...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Testing Ingenuity shoes by Kamioka
Testing Ingenuity/Shinsho Shoes by Kamioka Recently I was given an opportunity to become a (shoe) monitor for a shoe company called Kamioka. Kamioka is a Japanese subsidiary of a Taiwanese shoe manufacturer that mainly takes OEM orders from shoe brands around the world. They manufacture shoes...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Japanese Shoes: Bespoke & RTW Super Thread
Well, here it is, finally (or another?), a thread devoted to shoemaking from the Land of the Rising Sun Unfortunately there is very limited information in English about the vibrant world of Bespoke shoemaking in Japan. As some of you know, there are quite a few Japanese bespoke shoemakers out...- nutcracker
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- bespoke shoes footwear japan japanese shoes leather shoes made in japan men's shoes rendo asakusa shades yanagimachi
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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MEN'S EX Translation by Nutcracker: JAPANESE Shoemakers Brand Catalogue
Ok, long overdue but here it is. A definitive guide to Japanese shoe brands. From MEN's EX World of High-End Shoes Vol.5. (2011) Open the images in a new window/tab for higher resolution- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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MEN'S EX Translation by Nutcracker "The East Tokyo Shoe Walk"
from MEN'S EX Feb'13 Edition "The East Tokyo Shoe Walk" A fun article featuring 3 shoemakers visiting some of the notable bespoke workshops located in Eastern Tokyo. ENJOY!!! Read from Right to Left (Japanese Style) In order to read, open the image in a NEW window or tabs- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Shoe Polishing Methods by Brift H and Maestro (Men's Ex Translation)
Hi folks, Here are the translations from the latest Japanese MEN'S EX "Shoes Maintenance" issue. I'll try to add more pages over a week or two. Please note that some Japanese phrases sound awkward translated SHOE POLISHING METHODS by 2 Japanese shoeshiners This first part is Hasegawa Yuya...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Incotex and PT01 catalogue
I scanned these from catalogues issued by ISETAN MEN's department store. Note that they only include models available at Isetan / Japan, and may not be available elsewhere. Either way, I think they're quite excellent as references. ENJOYYY!! incoscan2.pdf (3,632k. pdf file) ptscan1.pdf...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Koji Suzuki SPIGOLA interview from LAST Magazine: Translated!!
Hi fellas, Been busy this Chinese New Year season, pretty much kept away from doing scanlations (which i find really enjoyable to do) Anyway, I've been working on the LAST magazine for a while (home scanned) :slayer: hopefully would finish by end of the month. Meanwhile, I saw the recent...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Church's new 'Shanghai' like? or not?
What do you guys think of Church's new Shanghai? I've seen this shoes being propped up in several Japanese publications.... From what I read, its made in Italy. Blake-rapid / cemented heel construction. Intentionally distressed Calf/nubuck upper, and the soles are in fact RUBBER made to look...- nutcracker
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- Replies: 40
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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New CJ Audley III, Last 367!! (Scanlation from Oct. issue MEN's EX)
Hi, sorry for the lack of full scanlations of MEN's EX articles as I initially planned (busy busy). But here is a mini-scanlation from the latest MEN'S EX issue that came out a few days ago. It's on the news that the new C&J (HandGrade line) model Audley III on Last 367 has just arrived. I...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Bespoke shoes project: Yohei Fukuda X Katsukawa Eichi X Tsubouchi Hiroshi
I just picked this up from a Japanese site A Bespoke Shoes collab project with 3 Japanese craftsman, sponsored by ISETAN's "JAPAN SENSES" event Shoes designed by Shoe designer Tsubouchi Hiroshi, Leather (Distressed Suede "Nibe Leather") provided by Katsukawa Eichi (Ron Ryder wrote about him...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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MEN'S EX Scanlations by Nutcracker (Shoe-related articles only!)
Here are my translations of some of my favorite shoe-care articles from the Japanese MEN'S EX magazines. I haven't been able to find time to translate as much as I hoped for, but did manage to get these done. My grammar and spelling probably need some editing, but for the most part, I did my...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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My dad's moldy JLP loafers, cleaned, revived, and resized (for me)
A while ago, my dad pulled out a pair of moldy shoes, and asked me if I wanted it. It was a JLP Romeo loafer (never heard), that he purchased 30 years ago or so (probably from Hermes Hong Kong). Barely worn, but again, sat in the shoe cabinet for couple of decades, quite moldy :spew: The upper...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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My adventure in oxford shoes recraft!
My Otsuka Cap Toe Black Oxford....It's really a wonderful Made in Japan goodyear welted shoes, with a comfortable and fitting round toe last, topped with quality upper leather (Annonay's Vocalou), cost me around 30000 yen or so with discount. Been a reliable workhorse for quite some time...- nutcracker
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- Forum: Classic Menswear