Different Types of Leather Used in Shoemaking
At the foundation of a good, high-quality shoe is a good, high-quality leather. This is nothing new; it has been this way for centuries. For durability and flexibility, leather remains the most popular shoemaking material globally. Well-made leather shoes look...
Shoe Construction 101
When looking for a new pair of men's designer shoes, it is common to see the names of different types of shoe construction bandied about. It is usually considered a given that shoe shoppers know what these methods are. That...
Patina On Leather Shoes, How It Is Created And Enhanced
Patina is a lustrous coating naturally created over time on surfaces from copper all the way to leather. The natural process occurs when substances such as oxygen, in the case of copper, and oils, in the case of leather, come...
The Goodyear Welt: As Good As It Gets
Originally posted on Quintessential Gentleman, Contributed by Mezlan's Randy Weber. Long thought of as the providence of women, shoes are becoming increasingly important in the world of men's fashion. From collectible sneakers to designer leather dress shoes, the number of...
Understanding Shoe Construction: The Goodyear Welt
Shoemaking is an artform, but in some parts of the world, it's becoming a lost one. Thanks to cheap, mass-produced shoes literally held together with nothing but rubber cement, many men have become accustomed to inferior shoes. But there is...
Elijah McCoy: Great Moments in Shoe History
Mezlan Presents? Elijah McCoy was a Canadian-American engineer and inventor born in 1844, who held 57 U.S. patents. Born a free man in Canada to parents who had escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad, McCoy came to America when he...
Charles Goodyear: Great Moments in Shoe History
Mezlan Presents? Charles Goodyear was born on December 29, 1800 in New Haven, Connecticut. Goodyear was a very talented man. Besides being a self-taught manufacturing engineer, he also invented and developed a process to vulcanize rubber in 1839. The process...
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