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June 22, 2017

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The NGT Last

Dear All, We have 7 last shapes at J.F Footwear and wanted to start doing some blog posts about each of them. (LPB, TMG, MGF, SEA, NGT, NJF & JKF) Today we look at the NGT last. Our NGT last was designed to be the midway point between our TMG and JKF lasts ( to come in next posts). It’s intention was to serve as a last that was neither too round nor too pointy. We felt that this creation posed as the ideal ‘modern round’ last. The toe shape is not the only detail that separates our NGT last […]

June 19, 2017

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A few Recent MTO examples

Dear All, Hope you had a great weekend! We are really enjoying seeing some of the creations our clients are making in their MTO purchases. Some rather bold (like above) and then some a bit more classic but all have their own unique characteristics. Since launching the MTO programme we have seen some really cool models come through which is what we like to see as it always keeps us on our toes to ensure we are designing new things here for our ready to wear stock. If you are thinking about MTO, I would suggest looking at our MTO […]

May 31, 2017

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Summer Suede’s- From Loafers to Chukkas

Dear All, We are now well into Spring Summer here in London and I’ve certainly been favouring my various Suede shoes and love the versatility and different styles you can create. Suede is synonymous for wearing on the dry, bright sunny days and can really add another dimension to ones outfit with the choice of colours available. This season we have bought quite heavily into Suede and turns out it was a good idea. Suede Loafers- great for wearing with Jeans, Chinos and sometimes even Shorts. They really do have a more relaxed look to them which also presents an […]

May 9, 2017

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London Super Trunk Show – Special Discount

Dear All, I hope you are all getting off to a great start to the week and if not, I have something to cheer you up! Just wanted to remind you all about the Super Trunk Show we are Co-hosting this Saturday (details below). We are offering a special 1 day only offer of 20% discount* including MTO for those that come along on the day! We understand that not all of you will be able to make it so felt we should also offer something to you. We are therefore applying a 10% discount (starting today) to those who cannot attend on […]

February 3, 2017

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Group MTO- Coming Soon

Dear All, It’s been a very busy start to 2017 and we can only see it getting busier! One thing which we are very excited about is the upcoming launch of our new Group MTO Programme (launching Mid-Feb) This has been done by many brands to great effect and we can see why. In short you get the chance to purchase a shoe not available in the ready-to-wear collection but without an MTO upcharge Fee. We are always making samples of shoes which we like and also MTO samples to showcase what can be done in this service. Below is […]

July 19, 2016

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MTO- The best of both worlds

, Recently we have been getting more and more requests about our MTO service so I wanted to give you all a bit more info on this service as it’s the perfect way to have the best of our signature J.FitzPatrick footwear styles but your own individual style. Firstly, MTO means Made To Order, this is not Bespoke. From working in the suiting industry people often got confused between the two and our MTO service is based on our existing patterns/lasts but then you get to have some fun with the design, the lasts, soles and so on (see below). How it works: Any model that […]

April 14, 2016

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Written by Justin, Posted in J.FitzPatrick Footwear, News

A Switch In Tanneries – Museum Calf Now Used

As a shoe brand owner you are (or at least should be) trying to make your shoes better and better. There are generally about 4 main ways in which you can do that: 1. Leather used; 2. Last shapes and thus fit; 3. Construction techniques and 4. small details like fiddleback waists, handsewn aprons, addition of toe taps etc. But being that most shoes are made of leather, that is really the top priority as you really can’t fake bad leather nor leather with faults in it. That being, I was frustrated with a certain leather that I used to […]

March 21, 2016

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Green is the New Blue!

I have been seeing a lot more green in the shoe world. And I think that it is great progress. I remember when I used to preach the idea of wearing navy/blue shoes as a way to break the rules and step outside of the norm. Now I see blue shoes all of the time and I am so happy for it. Almost every conservative brand (or once conservative) now has a pair of blue shoes in the RTW rotation. Some even have more than one. But now I feel that green is the next color. I see people asking […]

February 23, 2016

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Written by Justin, Posted in J.FitzPatrick Footwear, News

The Wedgwood

The beauty of the balmoral boot is that the options of what you can do with it are endless, whether you want to keep it all one color, mix it up with two shades of colors or better yet all of the different leathers/fabrics that can be used too. I think that is why I love boots so much. I just feel that they are better suited for mix and matching with different materials and colors, from suede to grain to tweed and anything else that lining can be backed to. And even better is the fact that if you […]

Balmoral Boots Archive

The NGT Last

A few Recent MTO examples

Summer Suede’s- From Loafers to Chukkas

London Super Trunk Show – Special Discount

Group MTO- Coming Soon

MTO- The best of both worlds

A Switch In Tanneries – Museum Calf Now Used

Green is the New Blue!

The Wedgwood

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