Francis Waplinger may have traveled far and wide to learn the craft of shoemaking, but in a sense, he has landed where he started. It wasn’t just the thrill of athleticism that drew the Seattle area ...

Tommaso Melani, CEO of Italian bespoke shoemaker Stefano Bemer, had a poster of a Porsche 911 on his wall long before he could drive. His Florentine upbringing was filled with long days helping out at ...

Sure, we could probably tell you what to put on your feet to slosh through 35-degree puddles. And we might. But for now, we’d like to tell you what to wear when you’ll be avoiding puddles—the kind of ...

“I was never a customer, because his shoes were so far out of my price range,” says Melani. “But my idea with this product was to be able to offer his shoes at my price point—the John Lobb, Edward ...

Melani wanted to take his freshly-restored 911 to Porsche meet-ups and reunions, but still wanted to be an ambassador for his own company. But bespoke Italian monk straps didn’t fit into the world of ...