Japanese Shoes: Bespoke & RTW Super Thread

[Bic Pentameter]

Clematis makes machine made for just under that price.
It is also in Ginza.

Does anyone have any recommended Japanese shoe makers with RTW at about the 100,000 JPY/$1,000 price point?

I was able to check out Guild of Craft's store in Yurakucho last weekend and tried their sample size RTW, which fit amazing, but unfortunately they didn't actually make their product in my size.

I'm looking for something comparable in terms of quality/cost performance, and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction.

 

[Stefan88]

Does anyone have any recommended Japanese shoe makers with RTW at about the 100,000 JPY/$1,000 price point?

I was able to check out Guild of Craft's store in Yurakucho last weekend and tried their sample size RTW, which fit amazing, but unfortunately they didn't actually make their product in my size.

I'm looking for something comparable in terms of quality/cost performance, and am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction.

For how long are you in Tokyo?
Enough for an MTO?

 

[j ingevaldsson]

OMG that brown derby looks amazing

Thanks a lot!

 

[TokyoiteGentleman]

Clematis makes machine made for just under that price.
It is also in Ginza.

Thank you. I will check them out.

For how long are you in Tokyo?
Enough for an MTO?

I'm here for the long haul at the moment. Guild had a 9 month wait time on their orders though. Do you have any good suggestions for MTO?

 

[clee1982]

After ignoring repeated requests asking me to do so , I've finally compiled all of my workshop visits, trunk show reports, translations, and shopping guides into this single post (and I almost barfed looking through the entire thread)
Hopefully one day, I can post them on a user friendly website/blog, but here it is for now, in the chronological order.

Enjoy folks! and there's more to come! (Spigola show report etc..)


Workshop Visits / Trunk Show Reports
Isetan 'JAPAN SENSES' Exhibition
" Marquess
" Corno Blu
" Yohei Fukuda
SAION
Il Quadrifoglio
Il Quadrifoglio Bespoke Experience Part 1
Il Quadrifoglio Bespoke Experience Part 2
gentille & 79
Marquess
Hiro Yanagimachi Workshop Part 1
Hiro Yanagimachi Workshop Part 2
Tetsujiya
Clematis Part 1
Clematis Part 2
o.e.
Bottega Tramoda
Misawa & Workshop
Yuki Shirahama Bottier
Ingenuity by Kamioka
TYE Shoemaker
Emori Custom Shoemaker
Ryota Hayafuji
Spigola MTO Shoes

Other Visits and Reports
Edoya
Tokyu Hands
Brift H
Kutsumigaki Honpo

Shoe Shopping Guide
Aoyama
Ginza Part 1
Ginza Part 2
Isetan
Nihonbashi
Harajuku Part 1
Harajuku Part 2
Roppongi
Marunouchi Part 1
Marunouchi Part 2
Taiwan


Translations & Scans
Marquess Interview Translation
Masaru Okuyama Interview Translation
MEN'S EX MTO Ordering Experience Translation
MEN'S EX Spigola Catalog Translation
Atsuta Kutsuten Scan
Saion Catalog Scan

MEN'S EX Japanese Shoemakers Brand Catalog Translation
MEN'S EX East Tokyo Shoe Walk Translation
MEN'S EX Shoe Polishing Methods by Brift H / Maestro Translation
LAST Koji Suzuki Interview Translation
MEN'S EX Shoe Related Material Translations


edit: This post is now linked on my signature!

is this still up to date?

 

[beepbop]

Went to the Hiro Yanagimachi trunk show today at Leffot, and ended up ordering a 5 eyelet split toe in dark brown museum calf with a painted fiddleback waist, rubber toplift, and flush metal toe plate. Had a lovely experience, and I can't wait for delivery!

 

[chifromdachi]

Lovely pair.

 

[jonathanS]

Went to the Hiro Yanagimachi trunk show today at Leffot, and ended up ordering a 5 eyelet split toe in dark brown museum calf with a painted fiddleback waist, rubber toplift, and flush metal toe plate. Had a lovely experience, and I can't wait for delivery!

What was the price point on Hiro Yanagimachi shoes? I was curious about mtm.

 

[beepbop]

What was the price point on Hiro Yanagimachi shoes? I was curious about mtm.

I think the website quotes MTM at ¥300,000-¥400,000

 

[jonathanS]

I think the website quotes MTM at ¥300,000-¥400,000

Is it concistent at trunk shows? I meant us pricing.

 

[beepbop]

Is it concistent at trunk shows? I meant us pricing.

I did MTO, and it was near the higher end of the rates listed on the website(¥250,000-¥350,000). I did have several additional charges including fiddleback waist, sole painting, rubber toplift, and metal toe tap.

 

[nutcracker]

I suppose some of us have already seen the results for the shoemaking competition at London the other week.
Our old pal Eiji Murata, aka Main d`or scored the 3rd place, which I suppose is a reason to celebrate.
I don`t have the 3rd place shoe in hand (which I will, during the world tour that pit stops at our store)
but I do have some of his more adventurous bespoke sample shoes (that we recently took some glamour shots of). Enjoy!

 

[Stefan88]

I suppose some of us have already seen the results for the shoemaking competition at London the other week.
Our old pal Eiji Murata, aka Main d`or scored the 3rd place, which I suppose is a reason to celebrate.
I don`t have the 3rd place shoe in hand (which I will, during the world tour that pit stops at our store)
but I do have some of his more adventurous bespoke sample shoes ) that we recently took some glamour shots of). Enjoy!

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They look awesome. The blue is quite distinct and pleasing

 

[nutcracker]

They look awesome. The blue is quite distinct and pleasing

They were both made as bespoke samples to showcase some of his possibilities. I recall him saying that the waist for the blue one was made really thin and borderline impractical.

The jet black sole on the black/burgundy one was finished in a method he said was inspired by Japanese lacquer (urushi), by applying and polishing layers after layers. Very pretty indeed but again not so practical for wearing lol

 

[ThinkDerm]

They were both made as bespoke samples to showcase some of his possibilities. I recall him saying that the waist for the blue one was made really thin and borderline impractical.

The jet black sole on the black/burgundy one was finished in a method he said was inspired by Japanese lacquer (urushi), by applying and polishing layers after layers. Very pretty indeed but again not so practical for wearing lol

what's his bespoke pricing in USD now?