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But if you buy his shoes from so called Wayman Bespoke (I think bespoke is a lie), you don't need to mind, as you won't contact with him directly.And this is why it is important to hear from different owners of footwear. @ijustknow ??
Live in his own metal world, speaking to himself when you are the real opponent, no respect for others. Very low EQ.Was he hard to communicate? Not reachable?
Your observation is quite true, Forum is very out of date in China, Wechat groups reign. Although most Chinese can speak English, we chat in Chinese in those groups.I know there are some Taiwanese shoe group ( no where as big as SF). I’m sure there are some in mainland but I don’t follow .
I might guess maybe some wechat group rather than forum which is kind a bit ancient technology by today’s social network standard (in its presentation and how information are consumed and shared, though it has certain content depth advantage). on that kind stuff it feels like China typically adepts whatever is new and move on
I own three pairs of Mattina.I fully vouch for the excellent customer service of @boot_owl . He really goes the extra mile to make sure the customer is happy with the ordering process and the finished product. He is super responsive, as well. I have to say House of Agin is terrific value. You get hand welted shoes with nicely shaped lasts for 490 USD. Hard to beat.
Luyang Bespoke service now requires more than 1 year in the queue. People all seek for his Seamless wholecut.Speaking of Chinese made shoes, anyone have heavy usage shoes from either Yim or Lu Yang? I know that ThunderMarch has many, but I was curious if anyone else did. Also TM doesn't really wear his, so (like myself) hard to guage break-in and comfort levels from him.
Anywho if you do own from either or both makers, how are they holding up?
Obviously, there are many that have Xibao offerings. Not as many with Jim&Jun. Even less with ACME. It would be great to hear from owners of the accessible Chinese Bespoke maker's shoes.
Zhao Ruoda, the bespoke shoemaker behind the brand Mattina is very low profile, and he only services acquittances right now, so his projects are not openly discussed.Hey there - nice shots!
Are these by Mattina? If so, would be keen to see more ...... have heard good things, this brand seems to have some real talent behind it - I was told Stefano Bemer trained? - but gets less love than I had expected, am wondering why.
Perhaps they should give away pairs to the usual suspects to get 'reviewed' : ) There, I said it ..... ROFL
Regret to tell, I am, and one of them is Wild Boar leather!I am curious to know who are the usual suspects who get free pairs here lol
Xibao, or you call it TGC, or Oct Tenth definitely does.Are any of those guys going international?
Zhao Ruoda, the bespoke shoemaker behind the brand Mattina is very low profile, and he only services acquittances right now, so his projects are not openly discussed.
I call the brand The Chinese Crockett & Jones, you can guess the quality.
Similar to Oct Tenth because its target customers are Chinese who have wider feet and higher instep.How is the instep of Mattina shoes ? Is it similar to Yeossal/Oct Tenth/ Xibao or like G&G/C&J etc ?
So nice!!!Yeah, it's a mess now, spread out in five different boxes of various types. One day I'll get it all sorted, but just solved a "permanent" solution for the shoes (see below), some day I get to the shoe care stuff ?
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I mean the market position, a very solid mid range shoe brand.speaking Chinese and CJ, anyone does CJ style English country shoe but made in China and handwelt (think CJ Ashdown/Pembroke/Brecon)