Japanese Shoes: Bespoke & RTW Super Thread

[nutcracker]



Those Saion shoes are really nice. My god.

aren't they? Some of those MTO shoes could really pull off as Bespoke. I was quite impressed.

 

[add911_11]



aren't they? Some of those MTO shoes could really pull off as Bespoke. I was quite impressed.

Yep, I totally agreed. Price seems to be very good as well. I guess there must be a long wait for their MTO program.

 

[gusvs]

This thread just keeps delivering

 

[clee1982]



This thread just keeps delivering

+1

 

[VRaivio]

Was this thread already on SF's 'front page'? If it was, this thread deserves another round.

 

[nutcracker]



Yep, I totally agreed. Price seems to be very good as well. I guess there must be a long wait for their MTO program.

Wait for MTO shoes is officially 2 months with a fitting scheduled on week 3, But from what I understand, they only take a certain number of orders a month. I think I read somewhere that buyers should reserve a spot at the beginning of the month.

 

[add911_11]



Wait for MTO shoes is officially 2 months with a fitting scheduled on week 3, But from what I understand, they only take a certain number of orders a month. I think I read somewhere that buyers should reserve a spot at the beginning of the month.

Woo that's posh.

 

[Ilovelobbs]

Spigola MTO by Kojiro Suzuki

 

[meister]



Spigola MTO by Kojiro Suzuki

I gotta ask. What country is producing shoes of that sublime beauty? Just the proportions for starters. Then the thumbs up to the great shapes of the 30s/40s.

 

[nutcracker]

ethandesu and the folks @ thearmoury are a treasure trove of Spipola pics

Seen several incarnations of these before from Cleverley and where else.

Lazy man's shoes w/real laces.

from ethandesu.com

 

[add911_11]



http://www.styleforum.net/content/type/61/id/772403/width/500/height/1000[/IMG]

However, this lazyman oxford looks odd.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

However, this lazyman oxford looks odd.

Agreed. I know why they are popuar in Japan, in that you can spend a lot of time lacing and unlacing shoes in the average working week if you are going to high class restaurants, clients' homes etc etc., but I have never seen a 'lazyman' version of a shoe that I thought was an improvement on the original.

 

[add911_11]



Agreed. I know why they are popuar in Japan, in that you can spend a lot of time lacing and unlacing shoes in the average working week if you are going to high class restaurants, clients' homes etc etc., but I have never seen a 'lazyman' version of a shoe that I thought was an improvement on the original.

Don't get me wrong, I love Lazy man oxford. But I think the 'intention' real laces on the pair looks strange, flux laces are much better with such design.

 

[Fang66]



Don't get me wrong, I love Lazy man oxford. But I think the 'intention' real laces on the pair looks strange, flux laces are much better with such design.

What are flux laces?

 

[TehBunny]

I believe he meant faux as in fake; though you mayb be asking in jest.....