In L.A. the corner was Hollywood & Vine , in San Francisco it was Haight-Ashbury, and for some it still is. But in the West Village of Manhattan it’s Christopher & Gay , which is where Leffot sits. Long after the corner became famous it conveys a sense of awe for an unending flock of [...]
J.M.Weston is a very well known and established French company, so when it came time to select the styles for Leffot my focus was on trying to show newer rather than simply classic models. The Conti Line designed by Michel Perry is their new classic look. I’m particularly fond of this penny loafer in burnished [...]
I selected this pair of Pierre Corthay Wilfrid’s when I visited Pierre in his shop on rue Volney in March. I told Pierre I wanted to purchase a pair of shoes and he brought me a pair of black something or others, Arca’s I think but I can’t remember since I had no interest in [...]
I think we would all agree that the purchase a quality pair of shoes is an "investment" in our feet as well as our wardrobe. And like any investment it needs protecting. Thankfully this is not a difficult task. Perhaps the single most important and easiest step we can take is to insert wooden shoetrees [...]
This is a follow up to the recent “Special Occasions” post. This being the season for weddings, Mark purchased these Grafton’s for his wedding in the South of France later this month. He informed me that he rarely wears dress shoes so I think this choice was well done. It’s timeless, traditional, always in style, [...]
