Journal
Notes on the last and the cloth, and on buying from a workshop that does not ship.
- Ceremony Wedding attire, guest and groom The safe classical path for a wedding guest and for the man of the day: reading the invite, choosing cloth, and keeping the shoes quiet.
- Buying The shop that will not ship How a parcel forwarder such as BuyEU lets you order from an Italian shop that only delivers inside the country.
- Making England, Italy, and Spain What changes between Northampton, Italy, and Mallorca: the last, the sole, and the way the upper is closed.
- Decoration A field guide to brogues Full brogue, semi-brogue, quarter brogue, and the longwing. Punching is decoration, and it changes how formal a shoe is.
- Slip-ons The loafer, from penny to tassel Penny, tassel, and Belgian loafers, and when a slip-on still counts as a dress shoe.
- Dress shoes Oxford, derby, and the wholecut Closed lacing, open lacing, and a shoe cut from one piece of leather, and which shape belongs with a suit.
