The Bespoke Shoes Thread

[dieworkwear]

Because obviously the average igent / SF-dweller is engaged in a forever war against out of control young women tearing the buttons off his Finamore shirt as they make their way to his Rota trousers and John Smedley drawers.

Unfortunately the awkward struggle to get out of his OTC Bresciani silk-cashmere socks kills the mood, every time.

I was talking about getting triple-digit likes on Instagram, but ok ....

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Because obviously the average igent / SF-dweller is engaged in a forever war against out of control young women tearing the buttons off his Finamore shirt as they make their way to his Rota trousers and John Smedley drawers.

Unfortunately the awkward struggle to get out of his OTC Bresciani silk-cashmere socks kills the mood, every time.

True iGents don't wear "brands" pleb.

 

[Texasmade]

True iGents don't wear "brands" pleb.

Everything is bepsoke by an artisan maker.

 

[thesartorialistbanker]

What brands make up your collection?

It's a long list but here we go by country of origin:

England:
John Lobb Ltd - London (bespoke)
Foster & Son (bespoke & RTW)
Gaziano & Girling (bespoke, MTO and RTW)
George Cleverley
Edward Green
Baudoin & Lange
Crockett & Jones
Alfred Sargent
Bowhill & Elliott
New & Lingwood
Joseph Cheaney
Church's
Grenson
Tricker's
Harry's of London
Herring Shoes

Japan:
Yohei Fukuda (MTO)
Hiro Yanagimachi (MTO)

France:
John Lobb Paris - (MTO & RTW)
JM Weston
Berluti
Corthay

Romania:
Saint Crispin's

Italy:
Stefano Bemer
Gravati
Belvedere Shoes
A Testoni
Bontoni
Salvatore Ferragamo
Gucci
Velasca Milano

Hungary:
Vass Shoes
Ascot Shoes (UK/US representative of Vass)

Poland:
Jan Kielman (bespoke)
Tadeusz Januszkiewicz (bespoke)

Spain:
Carmina
TLB Mallorca
Magnanni
Mezlan
Meermin

Portugal:
Carlos Santos

Belgium:
Belgian Shoes NYC

Switzerland:
Bally

USA:
Alden
Allen Edmonds
Leffot (different makers)
Paul Stuart (Gaziano & Girling, Crockett & Jones & Joseph Cheaney)
Barneys New York (made in Italy)
Johnston & Murphy
Florsheim

Riding boots:
Lucchese (Texas, USA)
Olathe Boots (Texas, USA)
Polo Argentina (Argentina)

 

[dan'l]

^ wow! Despite your wide collection, I like how you still have room for AE, J&M and Florsheim! I would have expected them to be rotated out.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

The question is, why?

 

[Texasmade]

The question is, why?

If it's raining or snowing, and you don't want to mess up your bespoke shoes. You put on the cheaper dress shoes. If they get messed up it's not a big deal.

 

[dan'l]

Sure, I can understand that, but with such an extensive bespoke and MTO collection, you‘d think that fit issues alone would make one rotate the „cheaper“ shoes out. But of course OP may not have such a difficult foot to fit.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

If it's raining or snowing, and you don't want to mess up your bespoke shoes. You put on the cheaper dress shoes. If they get messed up it's not a big deal.

Well yeah, but why 400 shoes?

 

[clee1982]

this is SF, the question would be why not 400 shoes?

 

[ntempleman]

I wonder if Imelda ever rotated out a shoe

 

[BomTrady]

It's a long list but here we go by country of origin:

England:
John Lobb Ltd - London (bespoke)
Foster & Son (bespoke & RTW)
Gaziano & Girling (bespoke, MTO and RTW)
George Cleverley
Edward Green
Baudoin & Lange
Crockett & Jones
Alfred Sargent
Bowhill & Elliott
New & Lingwood
Joseph Cheaney
Church's
Grenson
Tricker's
Harry's of London
Herring Shoes

Japan:
Yohei Fukuda (MTO)
Hiro Yanagimachi (MTO)

France:
John Lobb Paris - (MTO & RTW)
JM Weston
Berluti
Corthay

Romania:
Saint Crispin's

Italy:
Stefano Bemer
Gravati
Belvedere Shoes
A Testoni
Bontoni
Salvatore Ferragamo
Gucci
Velasca Milano

Hungary:
Vass Shoes
Ascot Shoes (UK/US representative of Vass)

Poland:
Jan Kielman (bespoke)
Tadeusz Januszkiewicz (bespoke)

Spain:
Carmina
TLB Mallorca
Magnanni
Mezlan
Meermin

Portugal:
Carlos Santos

Belgium:
Belgian Shoes NYC

Switzerland:
Bally

USA:
Alden
Allen Edmonds
Leffot (different makers)
Paul Stuart (Gaziano & Girling, Crockett & Jones & Joseph Cheaney)
Barneys New York (made in Italy)
Johnston & Murphy
Florsheim

Riding boots:
Lucchese (Texas, USA)
Olathe Boots (Texas, USA)
Polo Argentina (Argentina)

Like it or not, I think you've just inadvertently exposed yourself as the official "fit" comparison database guide dude.

 

[thesartorialistbanker]

I am down for a challenge.

Luckily I have pretty even feet. Just one foot is 3mm thicker than the other so bespoke is not really necessary. I just love the process and getting to know the makers. Building relationship with your favorite shoemakers is something special you won't understand until your first bespoke commission or you will get it if you have a relationship with your bespoke tailor. It's pretty similar, although I find shoemakers much more interesting people than most bespoke tailors I have met.

I don't discriminate brands on price. I have shoes that were pretty cheap that I wear a lot and I have shoes that were very expensive that I don't wear so much. I focus more on fit and the occasion.

"I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty..." - Imelda Marcos

 

[Concordia]

So — desert island in London wardrobe. What 7 pairs?

 

[Concordia]

New orders, if that helps.