End of season or term parties, summer balls, sporting events and weddings are beginning to gather pace. As the warmer weather begins to creep in, the social calendar starts to fill up. With so many people still working from home or with more relaxed dress codes now accepted in offices, these events are a rare …
16 May 2022
With the long Easter weekend upon us and more countries beginning to open their borders to holidaymakers as we learn to live with the pandemic, people finally seem to be booking holidays with confidence. That means it’s time to pull the luggage out of our wardrobes, lofts and garages for the trip ahead. Sadly, luggage …
13 April 2022
Preppy style is back…although I would say it has never really gone away. Originating in the US at the start of the 20th century, the founding sisters of preppy style emanated from wealthy colleges where the women wore tweed skirts, Brooks Brothers sweaters and saddle shoes, as sported by the Peanuts character, Lucy. The founding …
18 March 2022
Without getting political, while the UK has left the EU, we are still Europeans! We still want to serve our European footwear fans as well as we did before, but you may feel like ordering from a British company is now going to be an arduous or expensive process? So we want to allay a …
11 March 2022
For those of you that are well aquatinted with welted footwear, this article may well be a case of preaching to the converted, however it could help you determine the styles and construction you decide to try next. So, what should you expect when you purchase your first pair of welted or stitched shoes or …
25 February 2022
To follow up our blog on Oxfords, we are now turning our attention to its chunkier contemporary, the Derby shoe, also known as the Blucher in the US or the Gibson on this side of the pond. We love a bit of background when it comes to classic shoes, but footwear history can be a …
17 February 2022
Biker boots offer a different style for the heavy boot-loving wearer. While combat boots are still a favourite for many, the biker boot provides a just-as-rough-and-tough alternative to tap into your inner Marlon Brando. The engineer boot led the way for biker boots when a stovepipe leg was fashioned over an English riding boot. The …
25 January 2022
The weather is bonkers right now. Freezing cold to sunny says in an instant with full-on rain interwoven in between. If you are getting out and about in this weather, you will need to choose your footwear carefully, but that does not mean you have to live your life in wellies. Leather boots can bear …
19 January 2022
Whether they are shoes or boots, if you have read some of my previous blogs, you will know that I love spectators. They are tremendous, because there is an interplay with contrasting and complimenting colours and textures of leathers and other materials such as suede, canvas and even tweed; that enables them to make big …
17 January 2022
Does everything feel back to normal for you yet? I know that a lot of us are asking that very question as we start living a hybrid Covid/No Covid existence. In many places in the UK and indeed around the world, Covid is still causing huge disruption, but there are also areas that are getting …
23 November 2021