I was honoured to host a very special event Thursday, May 14 at Loding’s Avenue Road location. The store had offered, as a way of recognizing the success of this site…
For Emmanuel Farré, creating beautiful patinas is not a job. It is a passion, an art and a therapy. A patina, by the way, is the combination of colour and…
The moment you walk into H. Halpern Esq. your senses are awash in colour. Despite the clean, minimalist white interior, the shelves house a veritable explosion of hues, tints and tones,…
Many of us think we live in a relatively enlightened age, especially when it comes to fashion. We look back and laugh at so many of the style choices people made in the…
[This is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a pair of custom shoes. Click here to read part 1: measuring] A major reason why I like custom clothing – in addition…
A few months ago, my wife came home with a beautiful pair of leather boots. And she excitedly told me where they were from: a new store on Queen Street…
If the suit is the ideal vision of the male figure, then the shoe is the ideal vision of a foot. They are practical, to protect from the elements and offer support. But once those jobs…
If you’ve invested in a pair of high-quality, full leather shoes I have some bad news for you. Well, bad news if you’re lazy because they are going to need work.…
I walked into Loding Toronto for the first time and immediately felt at home. That familiar smell of a Havana walk-in humidor I love so much. The dark wood shelves.…
Peter Feeney‘s story sounds like it comes out of a cordwainer fairy tale. Disenchanted with his career choice in film and television in his late 20s, he quit, packed up his…