Living in the Nordic and being A Shoe AristoCat can be a challenge when looking for good, elegant & stylish shoes. Local shops tend to carry nothing. Well, with that being said, does not mean, there are no good quality shoes. Yes, there are, Crockett & Jones (hand grades - yes), Church's (not my cup of tea), Santoni (not me) and lately I read about a gent offering G&G's.
Well, not much for me, but there more South of the cold Nordic, a Gent ventures, many doors to real good shoes open up.
Take Vienna (Austria) for example, besides the venerable Scheer Bespoke shoemaker, the city has other very good and well reputed Bespoke shoemakers, for example, Balint, Maftei (blogged about here), Materna, Petkov (blogged) & Saint Crispins. Just to mention a few. I will invite you into the world of Saint Crispin's, a name well chosen for the company. The Patriot Saint of Shoemakers.
Looking at SC shoes, one can see that special attention has been given to the details and the products are spectacular.
Photos are sourced from: Home of Saint Crispins, Styleforum for information, Leather Soul Hawaii & lastly from The Shoe Snob
Well, not much for me, but there more South of the cold Nordic, a Gent ventures, many doors to real good shoes open up.
Take Vienna (Austria) for example, besides the venerable Scheer Bespoke shoemaker, the city has other very good and well reputed Bespoke shoemakers, for example, Balint, Maftei (blogged about here), Materna, Petkov (blogged) & Saint Crispins. Just to mention a few. I will invite you into the world of Saint Crispin's, a name well chosen for the company. The Patriot Saint of Shoemakers.
Looking at SC shoes, one can see that special attention has been given to the details and the products are spectacular.
The usual suspects line up - love the colours
Brown and Black Full brogues
Two tone slip-ons with side gusset and a brogued oxford boot
A full brogue oxford and full brogue oxford boot
More boots please, I am a sucker for boots, perhaps due to the long Winter days with snow. It be Balmoral boots, chukkas, booties, Chelsea's. Boots and more boots, please.
Double strapped monks on crusted leather
Quater brogued Oxford in two tones
Chukka boots and the sole details
Full brogue and the little details of the sole and back
Saddle shoes and the details of the back and side
Sole details of a Full brogue
One tier Derby
Two toned tassel loafer
Green double monks with an apron
A brogued loafer
A two toned antiqued punch cap toe oxford
The hollowed shoe trees
A brown Full brogue
Photos are sourced from: Home of Saint Crispins, Styleforum for information, Leather Soul Hawaii & lastly from The Shoe Snob
... excellent upper makers and shoe makers who work at Saint Crispins.....without these highly skilled crafts people the company would not exist ..... magnificent quality footwear .......................
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