Enzo Bonafe hand-welted shoes – factory visit

October 16th 2017

Enzo Bonafe is one of only two men’s shoe factories left in the area around Bologna, Italy. The other is Testoni, and when Enzo left Testoni to set up his own factory, in 1963, there were more than 40 factories in the region. It has been a rap...

Enzo Bonafe hand-welted shoes – factory visit

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English shoes are generally more structured and so take longer to break in, yes. I would imagine the Ferragamo aren't Goodyear-welted though and so a different construction to the Bonafe though, so not that similar to ea...

ShoesOctober 16th 2017

Skoaktiebolaget and Stoffa in How To Spend It

April 15th 2017

He looks pretty suave doesn't he? Got a good lean on. Patrick at Swedish shoe shop Skoaktiebolaget recently posed for an article of mine, above, in How To Spend It magazine. (A supplement of the Financial Times, and arguably the top luxury publicat...

Skoaktiebolaget and Stoffa in How To Spend It

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Hi Simon, Have you considered writing for publications like Gay Times or Attitude? Both publications are aimed mainly at men and could increase your audience (and income). Best regards Joel...

Casual clothing - ShoesApril 15th 2017

Trunk shows coming up, around the world…

April 12th 2017

Since we introduced the Trunk Show Calendar last year, it has become an increasingly popular part of the website. For those that missed the announcement (and the link in the site navigation, above), the Calendar was a way to bring together all the ...

Trunk shows coming up, around the world…

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Hello, I am Aj and would like to knowknow more about it. The show I mean...

April 12th 2017