‘Footwear’ Category

  1. A history of opera pumps/court shoes

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    May 22, 2015 by Ville Raivio

    Opera pumps (or court shoes) are the plainest formalwear shoes for men. Their archetype dates back to at least the …
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  2. American shoemaking in the 1930s Thom McAn factory

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    April 13, 2015 by Ville Raivio


  3. Daisuke Yamashita’s shoe journey

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    March 30, 2015 by Ville Raivio

    Daisuke Yamashita has a mission. He has travelled the world to meet as many artisans as possible, and documented his …
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  4. Made to order shoes from László Vass

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    March 12, 2015 by Ville Raivio

    László Vass is a Hungarian artisanal shoe workshop set up in Budapest in 1978. In his old interview with Keikari, …
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  5. Factory visit at St. Crispin’s

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    December 30, 2014 by Ville Raivio

    Justin “The Shoe Snob” FitzPatrick visited the venerable Romanian miracle maker St. C. a while ago, and now a bounty …
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