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It appears that Pierre Corthay and his brother Christophe, bespoke shoemakers extraordinaire in Paris, have acquired financial backers and aim for world domination: http://www.paillette.net/home.php Olga, you better watch out.

wow, the finish on these is pretty extraordinary

Those are just about the most beautiful shoes I have seen in my life. Heh heh. That leather is gorgeous.

That is amazing. At the toe, it almosts looks like it is wood.

After exploring the website, aside from the shoe posted by Renault, their styling leaves a little bit to be desired. Scratch that, a lot.

I'd say the bespoke collection is much better styled than the RTW models they have on the site.

I wouldn't head for the (shoe-)fallout (ow.) shelter yet bengal. Looks like ol' Pete is a bit behind schedule -- didn't that timeline have him opening in the US last year? Apart from Grayson's saturnine imprecations I don't think more than a dozen people in the US know of Corthay. Well, before they read about it here...

Aubercy shoes look quite stunning as well.

koji

Watch out ,Berluti..

I you go to the shop in Paris, you can see that they will make (bespoke only) some very traditional-looking shoes. That, however, is far, far from the bulk of their business. I got the impression that they don't like to do it, and much prefer to work in the more forward styles.

After exploring the website, aside from the shoe posted by Renault, their styling leaves a little bit to be desired.  Scratch that, a lot.

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the Arca is the same shoe as that custom pic, only RTW.

Looks like ol' Pete is a bit behind schedule -- didn't that timeline have him opening in the US last year?

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I agree with you. That's why I used the term "world domination" rather tongue in cheek. There is that pyramid of business progression, aiming for sportswear and accessories.

Also on the front page it says: Paris, Tokyo, New York. A bit like John Lobb (London) who still put London, Paris, New York into their shoes: Paris they sold some thirty years ago and were they were ever represented in NY, apart from the odd measuring session (maybe between the wars)?  

I believe Corthay's Tokyo shop is due to open next month and the New York connection has made it to a vacation in the Hamptons. (Where even Mr Grayson could not lure him from, to come to Manhattan for a measuring session.) Actually I like Monsieur Corthay's laidback attitude: "I'm "˜ere on "˜olidays."

I wonder if he can still do that with his new financial backers.