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Real Conversation.

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.

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Five Sneakers for Summer

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…

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What Shoe Care Products Should You Consider (Part Two)

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…

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Q and Answer: What Shoe Care Products Should You Consider (Part One)

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…

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The smallest shop in London, circa 1900

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)

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an enormous photo album documenting the process of making shoes by hand

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…

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Time to Reconsider Black 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…

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Shoe Terminology

June 20, 2013

Shoe Terminology

Yesterday’s post on shoe construction seemed to be popular, so I thought I’d do something similar by going through some…

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Shoe Construction

June 19, 2013

Shoe Construction

StyleForum member jcusey made a really nice graphic many years ago showing the inside of a Blake/ Rapid stitched shoe….

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BBC Radio Special on Shoes

June 16, 2013

BBC Radio Special On Shoes

BBC Radio Special on Shoes

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Great news, guys!

June 7, 2013

Great News, Guys!

marketplace_segment22_20130606_64 Great news, guys! I finally achieved my dream of appearing on public radio’s Marketplace as an expert on a…

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It’s On Sale: Common Projects and Margiela Sneakers

June 5, 2013

It’s On Sale: Common Projects And Margiela Sneakers

Oki Ni is having a spring/ summer sale for customers in the United States and Canada. Take 30% off with…

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Vintage shoe advertisements

May 30, 2013

Vintage Shoe Advertisements

Vintage shoe advertisements, via Agence Eureka.

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We Got It for Free: Kent Wang and Meermin’s Antiqued Shoes

May 30, 2013

We Got It For Free: Kent Wang And Meermin’s Antiqued Shoes

Top-end manufacturers such Hermes’ John Lobb have long used Ilcea’s antiqued leathers for their products. The beautifully mottled, full-grain Italian…

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Floppy Shoes

May 22, 2013

Floppy Shoes

I love floppy shoes, particularly for wearing on warm weather days. By floppy, I mean what’s usually referred to as…

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