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Wholecut shoes are a minimalist’s dream. It’s difficult to imagine a cleaner line in footwear than the profile of a well designed wholecut shoe. 

Generally speaking, ‘wholecut’ is short for wholecut Oxford, as these formal shoes are made to Oxford specifications, excepting one key detail.

One of the very best things about choosing high quality shoes is that they’ll be a solid part of your wardrobe for many years to come. 

In fact, as vintage fans already know, there’s a large market in vintage shoes. Classic shoes in good condition can be a great way to bring a bit of retro style into your look. 

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When it comes to off the shelf shoes, there’s often an elephant in the room. That elephant is the natural variation in she size and shape of human feet. Standardised shoe sizing works wonderfully for most people, but not everyone. 

If you have particularly wide or narrow feet, you may find it difficult to find shoes that are a good fit.

Fit is particularly important for leather shoes. Leather shoes are designed to mould to fit the shape of the wearer’s foot over time, but if...

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The process of traditional shoemaking involves a whole host of specialist tools and techniques. We’re making it our mission to introduce you to some of them. In this post we’re looking at a vital part of the shoemaking process: the work bench itself. 

No shoemaker’s workshop would be complete without a good, solid surface to work on. The cobbler’s work bench is where almost all of the hard work gets done. 

The most important aspect of a shoemaker’s work bench is strength. There is a lot of hammering in the...