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December 5, 2013
New Shoe Day Is Pretty Thrilling
…even though many men won’t admit it, New Shoe Day is pretty thrilling. I buy new sneakers once a year,…
November 5, 2013
Allen-Edmonds Sold
There was talk that Mens’ Wearhouse or Jos. A. Bank might make a play for Allen-Edmonds when the company was…
September 2, 2013
Five Tips For Better Shoe Polishing
I spent a little bit of time this weekend polishing an old pair of chukkas of mine. Though their pebble…
August 19, 2013
Men (British Men, Anyway) Are Spending More On Shoes Than Women
Industry analysts were shocked by recent market research reports that show that men (British men, anyway) are spending more on…
August 15, 2013
“The Moment When You Finally ‘get’ Why Square-toed Shoes Are A Bad Look.”
My friend Oliver Wang, proprietor of the great blog Soul Sides, just sent me this picture, with the caption, “The…
August 15, 2013
Should You Use Sole Protectors?
A long time ago, when I first started buying high-quality footwear, I used to have my cobbler put sole protectors…
August 12, 2013
Chelsea Boots
For as long as I’ve been interested in shoes, I’ve always favored boots, and one of the first kinds of…
August 6, 2013
Being Slightly Less Boring With Ed Morel And Panta
Ed Morel, proprietor of Panta, poses the central question of classic mens clothing in terms of high school: “I went…
August 5, 2013
Real Conversation.
My wife: Who lives in Los Angeles, Simon? My two-year old: Mommy. Daddy. Cocoa dog. Sissy dog. Daddy’s shoes.
July 8, 2013
Five Sneakers For Summer
As much as I like leather hard-bottom shoes, summer is really a great time for sneakers. They go well with…
July 3, 2013
What Shoe Care Products Should You Consider (Part Two)
Over the weekend, one of our readers asked us for our opinion on which shoe care products he should consider…
July 1, 2013
Q And Answer: What Shoe Care Products Should You Consider (Part One)
Lookyoungspeakold writes us to ask: I just watched the PTO episode on shoes and am now working on picking up some…
June 30, 2013
The Smallest Shop In London, Circa 1900
The smallest shop in London, circa 1900: a shoe salesman with a 1.2 square meter shoeshop. (via, ht)
June 28, 2013
An Enormous Photo Album Documenting The Process Of Making Shoes By Hand
A Reddit user named Brent Watson has posted an enormous photo album documenting the process of making his own shoes…
June 20, 2013
Time To Reconsider Black Shoes
Black shoes have been tagged for years with the stigma of the duckbilled, corrected grain kicks that crawled out of…