This previous Saturday the Moscow Trunk Present passed off, I used to be there exhibiting with Skolyx and as a member of the jury within the Russian shoe shining and patina contests. An amazing day with plenty of nice footwear and nice contestants reaching wonderful outcomes. Right here’s a abstract of the occasion in a bunch of images.
Eight shoe exhibitors had been gathered on the Moscow Trunk Present, organised by Shoesing and The Rake Russia in collaboration with Saphir. Right here is Gaziano & Girling’s desk.
Several types of apron fashions.
Edward Inexperienced was additionally half.
Basic penny.
Nice collaboration between Russian bespoke shoemaker Per Nobile and shoe patina artist Dandy Shoe Care.
Seems like mother-of-pearl.
Earthy tones.
Shades of blue.
Per Nobile’s entry within the World Championships in Shoemaking, which ended up in ninth place. Particularly the higher making and sample is so, so superior.
The patina contestants are on the point of rumble.
The competition had a barely completely different take, the place all had been to interpret this portray in a private manner with the patina on the footwear.
Later in the course of the day.
Natalia Dyadkina who received the title.
Throughout our jury evaluate.
Natalia Dyadkina’s profitable footwear.
Runner-up footwear painted by Nikita Rusov.
Lyudmila Stikhina received the individuals’s selection worth.
Yuya Hasegawa, the primary world champion in shoe shining, was in Moscow as a decide, and likewise confirmed off his abilities the place he shined a pair of footwear blind-folded.
The associate Saphir showcased a choice of their shoe care merchandise.
The Russian model Alexandre Mason was a pleasant new acquaintance. Lengthy historical past as producer of horse using boots, which you see just a few of within the again, they now additionally do informal styled footwear.
Patina adelaide.
TLB Mallorca Artista derby on the Skolyx desk.
Artista sole.
Some Skolyx non-public label fashions.
Heinrich Dinkelacker confirmed of their basic Austro-Hungarian stuff.
Beautiful brown shade on this boot.
Poor Justin FitzPatrick had issues with Russian customs, so he solely had one pair to show.
The Russian tailor Humdinger exhibited.
Carlos Santos double monk.
Sole of the identical.
Shoe shining finalists on stage. Right here they shine two pair of footwear in the course of the 20 minutes, a bit tougher and we don’t see the identical wonderful shines as some can obtain when just one shoe.
Jury trying on the remaining outcomes. Severe stuff. Image: The Rake Russia
The profitable footwear shined by Dmitry Gavrilenko from Minsk.
Dmitry Gavrilenko, Russian shoe shining champ.
The patina winner Natalia Dyadkina after receiving her award.
Large crowd in entrance of the competition stage. Round 600 visitors got here in the course of the day.
