Journal
Notes from the studio.
Long-form writing on the houses we follow, the cobblers we work with, and how a vintage piece becomes a vapova listing.
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How we authenticate vintage Prada
What to look at first on a 1990s Prada Sport mule — the stamp, the lining stitch, the heel construction — and what to look at last.
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A weekend with a Manolo restorer
Inside the Brooklyn workshop where most of our heels are reset. Why a forty-year-old shoemaker won’t Topy a 1990s Manolo, and what he does instead.
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Coach Soho Stadium, 1980-1995: a brief history
The fifteen years when Coach made some of the best leather shoes in America, why it stopped, and how to spot a piece from the run.
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