Shoegazing Podcast
Episodes
Ep. 37 - Q&A Special with Seiji McCarthy
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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. H...
Ep. 36 - Daniel Bucheli, Majordome, about finding a unique design language
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 35 - Sebastian Tarek, about shoemaking education
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 outw...
Ep. 34 - Rob James, Euroleathers, about leather wholesaling
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
Ep. 33 - Takashi Horiguchi, Super 8 Shoes, about vintage men's shoes
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 v...
Ep. 32 - Q&A Special nr. 3 with Daniel Wegan, Catella Shoemaker
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 31 - Jim McCormack, about life as a freelance bespoke shoemaker
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 30 - Ben Robinson, Stitchdown, about the workwear boot scene
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 29 - Steven Taffel, Leffot, about the classic shoe scene in the US
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 wor...
Ep. 28 - William Efe Laborde, about connecting historic shoemaking with the present
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, aim is to connect historic shoemaking with the present, and we do this together with William Efe Laborde. An independent bespoke shoe...
Ep. 27 - Q&A Special nr. 2 with Daniel Wegan, Catella Shoemaker
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, Dan...
Ep. 26 - Anders Sundström, Paul Brunngård, about the ingredients in shoe care products
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 25 - Seiji McCarthy, about revamping a shoe brand
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ea...
Ep. 24 - Q&A Special with Yohei Fukuda
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Ep. 23 - Affan Mohammed, Bridlen, about making premium shoes in lower wage countries
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Affan Mohammed is the Managing Director of Bridlen Shoes, an Indian maker of Goodyear welted footwear that is getting more and more attention both dom...
Ep. 22 - Jean-Michel Casalonga, Berluti, about running a large bespoke workshop
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 works...
Ep. 21 - Emil Rahmana Putra, Winson / Midas, about the Indonesian boot and shoemaking scene
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 fo...
Ep. 20 - Patrick Frei, about making shoes with an own identity
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 19 - Jacques Kress, Tanneries Haas, about calf leather tanning
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 18 - André Simha, about collecting shoes
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are meeting a proper shoe collector - André Simha, from Geneva, Switzerland. Known to many as andrel42 on Instagram, where he show...
Ep. 17 - Nicholas Templeman, about the experience ordering bespoke shoes
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This time we're going to go in-depth on the experience of ordering bespoke shoes, this from a bespoke shoemakers viewpoint. Nicholas Templeman is an i...
Ep. 16 - Rezső Kuti, Vass Shoes, about handmade shoes from Hungary
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Rezső Kuti of the Hungarian brand Vass Shoes, certainly the most famous shoe brand of the country, who've been making han...
Ep. 15 - Leon Fan, Medallion Shoes, about succeeding in China
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we meet Leon Fan, who together with Kevin Li founded the famous shoe store Medallion Shoes, now with two huge brick and mortar stores ...
Ep. 14 - Q&A Special with Daniel Wegan, Catella Shoemaker
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Shoegazing Podcast is back, this time with a new type of special edition episodes that will pop-up every now and then, called Q&A Specials. Basica...
Ep. 13 - Carina Eneroth, Skomakeri Framåt, about the situation for cobblers
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This time it’s all about shoe repairs and cobblers. I met up with Carina Eneroth of Skomakeri Framåt, which sort of translates to Cobblery Forward,...
Ep. 12 - Kostas Mandilaris, The Noble Shoe, about selling shoes digitally
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a digital world, and nowadays a lot of both marketing and sales takes place solely online in various ways. One online shoe retailer who hav...
Ep. 11 - Takashi Fukuda, Isetan, about Isetan Men’s influence on the quality shoe scene
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode I met Takashi Fukuda, who is a legendary buyer at the department store Isetan Men’s in Tokyo. For many years he has been the head b...
Ep. 10, Jonathan Church, Cheaney, about leaving private label production
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded at the Micam shoe fair in Milan, Italy, back in February. In this episode we’re meeting Jonathan Church, one of the owners...
Ep. 9 - Robin Chang, about Asian-made quality shoes
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This time you will meet Robin Chang, founder of the leading quality shoe store in Taiwan, Oak Room, located in the capital Taipei. He has been involve...
Ep. 8 - Richard Utting, Loake, about succeeding internationally
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded at the Micam shoe fair in Milan, Italy, back in February. I sat down with Richard Utting, Export Manager at Loake, the famou...
Ep. 7 - Christophe Corthay, about shoes and art
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christophe Corthay is a legendary bespoke shoemaker from France. He has spent more than three decades making shoes, previously with his brother Pierre...
Ep. 6 - Maslow So, Mori of Shoemakers, about merging bespoke and factory-made
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Shoegazing Podcast I met Maslow So from Hong Kong, the man behind the brand Mori of Shoemakers, who in a very interesting way t...
Ep. 5 - Hiro Yanagimachi, about the Japanese bespoke shoe scene
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the famous shoemaker Hiro Yanagimachi, one of the pioneers of the new wave of Japanese bespoke shoemaking. When he started his business two decad...
Ep. 4 - Tom Brone, Sons of Henrey, about starting a new shoe brand
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What's the main challenges when setting up a new shoe brand, how is it to be a small player working together with a big factory, and how do you succee...
Ep. 3 - Daniel Wegan, about dedication
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hear bespoke shoemaker Daniel Wegan talk about dedication, which took him to the bespoke department of Gaziano & Girling, made him the head of the sam...
Ep. 2 - Yohei Fukuda, about brand building
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I met the famous Japanese bespoke shoemaker Yohei Fukuda, who besides making some of the finest shoes in the world, also have been ve...
Ep. 1 - Patrik Löf, Skoaktiebolaget, about multi-brand shoe stores
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For the first edition of the Shoegazing Podcast, I sat down with Patrik Löf, founder and owner of the famous Swedish shoe shop Skoaktiebolaget, to ta...