Every step must be meaningful in life, with LOAKE SHOES

One of the finest entry level luxury shoes in my collections. Loake Brothers Ltd is a British shoemaker since 1880, family owned and still located in Kettering, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire, is the centre, rather capital of British shoemaking industry. During 1894, the company expanded its factory to wood street, where it is still located.

Loake specialises in men’s traditionally crafted handmade Goodyear-welted shoes. Construction of some styles involved using 130 skilled workers, up to 75 shoe parts and over 200 different operations and can take around 8 weeks to make from start to finish. While the high end shoes are crafted in England, a factory in India also makes Loake shoes to compete with the entry level brands.

There are very few collections of Goodyear-welted shoes in the market today, unless, we go Bespoke (made to order / exclusively made). Goodyear-welted shoes are the finest durable shoes and are designed to last long. Being an Indian born, and working with a goal to drive products MADE IN EUROPE and even MADE IN INDIA, are the prime reasons I start my collections with LOAKE shoes. Because, Loake seems to share with my gaols.

Forget the rules, if you like it, wear it

Brands have driven us the way they wanted. Films is one source to see new fashion style and we grew up seeing films from the 60s, 70s, and even 80s, where men and women were dressed elegant. And then, came in the trends of shorts and torn clothing style! Thats weird to me though, because, when the rich see poor people in torn clothes, they charity clothes to them and then these are those rich who pay a premium price tag to buy torn clothing for their own fashion style.

I have nothing against other peoples fashion style, but, to me, elegance is always stylish. I love to wear elegant clothing and thats my style. A jacket, with shirt and trousers or jeans, leather shoes, and I love jewellery such as a natural gemstone stud with matching ring. And when its a watch, it got to be a Swiss Made Watch. Each of these, are unique style to fashion.

The Danny boy, handmade derby cap by Sterkowski MADE IN POLAND is one of the finest new collections I pride. Together with, also Polish handmade shirt by Pietro Monnti and, Abia men’s clothing blazer or jacket as some might say. One most essential style statement I would like to make is, when wearing a blazer / coat / jacket, men must have a pocket insert or better a handkerchief for sure. This adds elegance and, when dating a woman, shows respect to her, especially when she is emotional, one will have at least a hanky to offer, during those moments of togetherness. My stud I got from Bobbelia boutique, a true platform promoting artists and designers and selected handmade jewellery.

Elegance never goes out of Style

I’ve enjoyed wearing luxury brands and yet, I pride to pick up some fine new collections and in fact my first, from a selection of Abia Men’s clothing, Made in Czestochowa in Poland. I must say this is one quality made brand and above all, MADE IN EUROPE.

“There is a character in every style”