I have written before about Peter Feeney and Emmanuel Farre; the former is a shoe maker, the latter a patina artist. Both reside and work, separately, in Toronto. But a…
This is a dilemma that has dogged me for many winters: how to stylishly dress my feet when it is twenty degrees below zero and blowing snow. In the past, I had two solutions:…
In your mind, how much is too much for a pair of shoes? $500? $1500? $5000? When I tell some friends that my newest pair retails for close to $2000, they…
Many years ago I backpacked through Europe with a girlfriend (who is now my wife). Along the way we stopped in the Scottish town of Loch Lomond. One night, we headed…
Trunk shows are very hot right now. And I find that wonderfully anachronistic: the age-old practice of travelling around the world with a trunk full of wares is thriving thanks to,…
Toronto is not a world style capital but that doesn’t mean we lack options when it comes to superb quality in menswear. In fact, I would argue, some of our craftspeople are…
[This is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a pair of custom shoes. Click here to read part 1: measuring, part 2: designing and part 3: cutting and stitching. And full disclosure:…
[This is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a pair of custom shoes. Click here to read part 1: measuring and part 2: designing] Making custom shoes, like most custom clothes,…