Premier Footwear League
Mr Hare turns us onto this interesting piece on the increase in high end mens footwear. The piece focuses on how there's a growing change in menswear and that men are now prepared to spend a little more on their footwear. Here's a quote from Mr. Hare about the footwear market.
“The market is there now,” argues Marc Hare, the designer behind Mr. Hare. “In part it is simply a reflection of men loving 3D structural things – next to watches, shoes are affordable craft objects. Blogs have helped raised interest enormously too. But there is also a generation that has grown up obsessed with sneakers that has now grown up too much for them – there’s a sartorial shift towards proper shoes.”
As someone on the 'grass roots' level of this shift in attitudes, if you will, we've definitely seen a massive shift towards shoes between now and even two years ago. We'll be intrigued to see how it develops in coming years when folks realise you really can't cheap out on shoes.
Read the full feature here.