Shoegazing Podcast

Ep. 38 - John Chung, Mason & Smith, about professional shoe shining

For this episode I met John Chung, who runs the shoe shine bar, shoe and leather goods repair shop and shoe store Mason & Smith in Singapore. He won the world championshi

Ep. 37 - Q&A Special with Seiji McCarthy

This around it's time for another Q&A Special, and the one who gets to answer all the questions is the American / Japanese shoemaker Seiji McCarthy. He's based in Tokyo s

Ep. 36 - Daniel Bucheli, Majordome, about finding a unique design language

For this one, I met up with Daniel Bucheli of the Swiss shoe company Majordome. It was founded in 2012 in Zurich, they now have stores in the hometown as well as Lausanne

Ep. 35 - Sebastian Tarek, about shoemaking education

For this episode, I met up with the Australian born, UK-based, shoemaker Sebastian Tarek. Apart from running his own bespoke shoe brand and doing outwork for various Lond

Ep. 34 - Rob James, Euroleathers, about leather wholesaling

In this episode we are putting the spotlight on an integral part of the shoe industry, that aren't that known to the wider audience since it doesn't deal with the regular

Ep. 33 - Takashi Horiguchi, Super 8 Shoes, about vintage men's shoes

With this episode we are back in Japan again, back in Tokyo, where I met Takashi Horiguchi, or "Gucci" as he mostly is called, who run the acclaimed vintage classic men's

Ep. 32 - Q&A Special nr. 3 with Daniel Wegan, Catella Shoemaker

It's time for another edition of the appreciated Question and answers specials, with Daniel Wegan of Catella Shoemaker. Daniel made a name of himself when he for several

Ep. 31 - Jim McCormack, about life as a freelance bespoke shoemaker

For this episode I met up with Jim McCormack, a legendary bespoke shoemaker in England, who has spent over five decades in the trade. For more or less all of these years,

Ep. 30 - Ben Robinson, Stitchdown, about the workwear boot scene

For episode 30 I sat down with Ben Robinson of Stitchdown. As you likely know, Shoegazing's focus on the site, podcast, events etc is on classic dress shoes, well Stitchd

Ep. 29 - Steven Taffel, Leffot, about the classic shoe scene in the US

For this episode, number 29, I visited the well-renowned shoe store Leffot in New York and talked to the founder and owner Steven Taffel. When the world entered the digit

Ep. 28 - William Efe Laborde, about connecting historic shoemaking with the present

In this episode, aim is to connect historic shoemaking with the present, and we do this together with William Efe Laborde. An independent bespoke shoemaker based in Londo

Ep. 27 - Q&A Special nr. 2 with Daniel Wegan, Catella Shoemaker

This is the second Q&A Special with Daniel Wegan, the first one was really popular, so we thought we'd do another round. For those who don't know, Daniel Wegan is a Swede

Ep. 26 - Anders Sundström, Paul Brunngård, about the ingredients in shoe care products

In this episode we will go all in on the nitty gritty of shoe care. We do this together with Anders Sundström, who has developed the new premium shoe care range Paul Brun

Ep. 25 - Seiji McCarthy, about revamping a shoe brand

In this episode you'll get to meet Seiji McCarthy, a shoemaker with an American father and a Japanese mother, who grew up in Philadelphia on the US East coast but now sin

Ep. 24 - Q&A Special with Yohei Fukuda

It's time for the second special edition Q&A episode, where you listeners and readers of Shoegazing.com gets to ask questions to some big names from the quality shoe indu

Ep. 23 - Affan Mohammed, Bridlen, about making premium shoes in lower wage countries

Affan Mohammed is the Managing Director of Bridlen Shoes, an Indian maker of Goodyear welted footwear that is getting more and more attention both domestically and intern

Ep. 22 - Jean-Michel Casalonga, Berluti, about running a large bespoke workshop

This episode, number 22, will be featuring no other than Jean-Michel Casalonga. He is the main lastmaker and workshop manager of Berluti's Paris workshop. The French comp

Ep. 21 - Emil Rahmana Putra, Winson / Midas, about the Indonesian boot and shoemaking scene

In this episode we put the spotlight on the thriving boot and shoemaking scene in Indonesia, we do this together with Emil Rahmana Putra. He is the founder of the two bra

Ep. 20 - Patrick Frei, about making shoes with an own identity

In this episode you'll get to meet the very charismatic bespoke shoemaker Patrick Frei from Germany. He made a name of himself more widely when he won the World Champions

Ep. 19 - Jacques Kress, Tanneries Haas, about calf leather tanning

For this episode I once again was able to sit down with the interviewee in person. A couple of weeks ago I travelled to Germany and France, and one of the stops was Tanne