Photo shoot yesterday for Free and Easy magazine in Japan. They’re doing a special on English shoes, so shots of four pairs of my shoes from four different English shoemakers, and an interview/shoot with me. Photos of that next month when the magazine’s out.
From bottom to top: Gaziano & Girling bespoke slip-ons, John Lobb (Paris) blue Oxfords, Edward Green Top Drawer monks, Cleverley black imitation brogues.
Hello Simon,
I met you when we were both waiting for the train this morning.
Hope we will meet again, I have many questions regarding style.
Cheers,
Thierry
It was lovely to meet you Thierry, and a bizarre coincidence that we both live and work in the same areas.
I like your hat and your loafers by the way. Very nice.
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Simon, I’ve pretty much read all of your bespoke shoe posts and was wondering whose lastmaking has been most precise. Who do you recommend for lastmaking either in Japan or England? I know you’re less familiar with Japanese.
To be honest, I’d say most of the ones I’ve used for more than one shoe have been similar – Stefano Bemer, Cleverley, Gaziano. Though perhaps with Masaru Okuyama being a little better (see that recent post). The stand-out conclusion for me is that bespoke shoes (as noted on that post too) are best as a long-term game. They make sense if you’re going to get multiple pairs of shoes over your life. I generally dissuade people who just want to get one pair ever