Winter is over! With the sudden arrival of spring, the temperature is rising – sometimes. It should rain less -sometimes. So, this is a very complicated season for which to dress appropriately. Because it’s spring, your wardrobe is pulling itself in all directions: a blazer for your cold shoulders, Bermuda shorts for your Vitamin D deficient legs, …
5 May 2016You all know that women love shoes – and bags! Did you also know that more than 50% of them look at your shoes, gentlemen, when they meet you for the very first time? It must mean something! First, a lot of girls and women would love to be able to wear your shoes. Yes, …
22 April 2016Nowadays casual means everything and…nothing. Originally, gentlemen had to wear suits in town. Casual meant country. Casual meant colours. Casual meant more “room for manoeuvre” Thanks to our first article dedicated to dress or formal shoes, you know what you should wear with your suits. But nowadays far fewer people wear suits regularly and so things …
10 March 2016Ciao a tutti, oggi sono qui per darvi alcuni consigli e aiuti, su come scegliere il modello di scarpa adeguato in base alle diverse occasioni. Vediamo di seguito,alcuni modelli dai pià classici ai pià casual. Hello everyone, today I am here to give you some advice and help on how to choose the most …
23 February 2016In the latest of our series of guest blog articles by fashion guru Guillaume Bo, he has compiled a short guide to help you chose the right shoes for your loved ones. You have a great idea that you want to buy a new pair of shoes (for maybe your lover, husband, son, grand father). …
2 December 2015Herring shoes are proud to say that we have partnered with CollectPlus as a click and collect courier. Click and Collect is a relatively new service in the UK but is rapidly becoming one of the most popular. What makes the service so convenient is that you can choose from thousands of local stores that …
23 October 2015England vs Italy. No, it’s not a football game. This is about their very different styles. For decades, a gentlemen had to choose which he wanted to follow. The British school is all about rules and codes that are very established. The Italian school is more about freedom, seduction and comfort. This is also the …
13 October 2015Without doubt one of the biggest questions when buying a handmade, lasted shoe is, will shoes made on this last shape fit me?’ Firstly I will try and explain exactly what a last is. If you can picture a wooden shoe tree then you have a basic idea of what the last looks like. It …
14 August 2015We receive many calls from our customers asking us about polishing shoes, the best techniques and products to use. We have put a video showing basic polishing and bulling techniques on our youtube channel. But this blog post is aimed at the specific challenges of two-tone shoes. Due to the amount of superb two tone …
2 July 2015https://www.theshoemakerworld.com/blog/herring-shoes HERRING SHOES 11/3/2015 La historia de esta la marca que os presentamos hoy, es el perfecto ejemplo de cómo una firma de calzado con más de 50 años de tradición sabe adaptarse a los tiempos y conseguir hacer crecer su negocio por encima de las expectativas. Herring Shoes fue fundado por Richard Herring en …
19 March 2015The Spectator is the most common welted footwear design to use two different colours. This two-tone effect is created by using different leathers for the toe, vamp, facings and counters. The wingtip or full-brogue brogue pattern is the natural style for this effect because it already has different pieces of leather for these …
10 November 2014The Herring Ellacombe has been featured in the Dappered blog, and you can win a pair in your size! The deadline is the 4th of November just before midnight (EST) though, so don’t delay. See the link below. https://dappered.com/2014/11/win-it-the-herring-ellacombe-swan-neck-oxford-in-burgundy/
4 November 2014The monk shoe or monk strap has been around for a long time. It has a history dating back to the footwear worn by monks, usually a sandal but fastened with a buckle. This design allows for the top of the shoe to have a simple buckle closing which some people prefer to …
24 October 2014There cannot be many shoe styles that have as many names as the simple Derby. In America it is the Blucher and in the UK it is the Derby or less often the Gibson. A Derby is defined by the way the lacing and eyelets close the shoe. The closing panels are sewn …
15 October 2014In the UK the term Oxford is often used to mean a toe cap shoe but the term actually refers to the way the shoe closes. If a shoe has a simple slit in the top of the shoe, with eyelets either side that pull together with laces, then you can call it …
3 October 2014The Brogue is one of the most iconic shoe designs for men. The term brogue refers to the punching of holes into leather: the more holes that are on the shoe the more brogueing it has. Brogue: a shoe with punching on the toe, around the sides (wing-tip) and the rear counters is …
24 September 2014Our new Caserta belt is available in a number of luxurious suede colours, made using the finest suede leathers with a full leather lined backing. The belt makes the perfect addition to any mans wardrobe.
26 June 2014We’ve just received delivery of our new Herring Newbury. Made on a sturdy March last these cracking suede brogues have been given a natural sole edge and brass eyelets, making them brighter for the summer months. Added to that the double thickness sole makes you walk tall! We love them, what do you think? https://www.herringshoes.co.uk/product-info.php?&brandid=6&shoeid=8321 …
18 June 2014Fancy something casual for the summer? Check out our latest delivery of Herring Le Mans – we’ve also added a new colour, a superb rich brown. For a limited period we’re offering them for £69.99 so grab a pair (or two) quick!
16 June 2014