World Championships in Shoe Shining and Shoe Patina 2020 – Qualification
We now open up the qualification to the finals of the World Championships in Shoe Shining and the primary World Championships in Shoe Patina 2020, two nice contests organized along with Saphir. The finals happen on the London Tremendous Trunk Present on April 25. The patina finalists will paint their footwear throughout the entire occasion, and the shoe shiners have 20 minutes to shine a shoe as beautiful trying as they probably can.
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You could learn all concerning the London Tremendous Trunk Present in this earlier submit. It takes place on Saturday, April 25, within the heart of London at Showcase.co on 12 Regent Avenue, the place we collect greater than 10 manufacturers from everywhere in the world, attention-grabbing companions, and the World Championships in Shoemaking can have its award ceremony and competitors footwear displayed. Plus then the 2 different world champs contest that’s the subject on this article.
World Championships in Shoe Shining 2020
For the fourth time, we are going to host the World Championships in Shoe Shining, in collaboration with Saphir, the place the winner will obtain a pair of footwear from Loake. Earlier winners have been Yuya Hasegawa and Yuta Sugimura from Japan, and John Chung from Singapore, all of them have used the title ‘World Champion’ with their excursions round numerous locations in Asia, have appeared in tv and magazines, and constructed up their respective shoe-shining providers that they run, all because of this nice occasion. They’re nice ambassadors for the shoe-shining craft and world.
One thing new is that the world champion additionally shall be certified to the Shoe Shining Champion of Champions, which Jesper (of Shoegazing) organizes along with Isetan Males’s in Tokyo each third 12 months, the place we collect the three final world champions and chosen nationwide champions from the earlier years, for a giant battle between the very best of the very best. The primary version of this contest was held final 12 months, the following one shall be in 2022.
Final 12 months’s world champion in shoe shining, Yuta Sugimura from Japan.
On the ultimate at 15.00 on April 25, one Loake 1880 Aldwych in Mahogany is to be polished as superbly as attainable. We’ll not solely have a look at the best shine, but in addition essentially the most stunning polish work (i.e. how it’s blended collectively), and the way a lot of the shoe that’s truly shined (simply toe vs heels and counters), and many others. The finalists can have a can of Saphir Medaille d’Or Pate de Lux within the color of their alternative, a can of Saphir Medaille d’Or Mirror Gloss in impartial, water, a brush, a sharpening material (this they create themselves) and a nylon material, they usually have 20 minutes to shine the shoe. For these of you who adopted the competitors in earlier years that there are some nice outcomes even with the quick timeframe allowed. The winner shall be topped the World Champion in Shoe Shining 2020, and will get to maintain the shoe she or he has polished (and its sibling) and in addition receives a shoe care package from Saphir, plus a glass plaquette.
To qualify for the shoe-shining championships (we all know the qualification system isn’t good, however as acknowledged earlier than it’s the very best answer we’ve discovered to essentially make it attainable for everybody from in all places to enter, and we’ve tweaked it a bit this 12 months), ship in three footage of a pair of well-polished pair of footwear. The image ought to exhibit as a lot because the shine job as attainable, that’s their goal, so differ the angles between the pics, possibly one close-up and many others. What shall be judged is how effectively the pair is polished, not essentially the best shine but in addition different parameters shall be considered, because the depth of the shine, any eventual shade variations and many others.
Just one entry (three pics of the identical pair of footwear) per contestant could be despatched in, and it ought to solely be most one pair of footwear within the image (for instance not a shoe assortment with polished footwear). The shoe within the footage ought to be polished by the one who sends within the entry, and the individual has to have the ability to attend the ultimate in London on April 25. The competition is open for professionals in addition to amateurs, so each patina artists or skilled shoe shiners, in addition to random shoe fans, can enter the competitors. You might be allowed to make minor changes to the image in for instance Photoshop, however extra important adjustments or filters and many others. should not allowed. We have now knowledgeable photographer who will study all entries, and if we suspect that these guidelines have been violated the individual shall be disqualified. And please observe, it’s the fantastic thing about the polish job that’s judged, not how stunning the photographs are. It’s attainable to ship in entries to each contests if somebody would make it to the finals in each contests it really works, although a good schedule through the occasion day.
The image that world champion 2018 John Chung certified with that 12 months.
The jury consists of Jesper Ingevaldsson of Shoegazing, Justin FitzPatrick of The Shoe Snob Weblog (myself), Marc Moura, the president of Saphir, Filip Hallerfelt of Loake, and Tom Beecroft, who run the shoe shining and patina service The Jaunty Flaneur. All will select their 5 favorites, and the three entries that obtain essentially the most votes shall be certified for the ultimate. Jesper Ingevaldsson would be the just one who is aware of which image is from which individual, the opposite ones will vote with none information about who has despatched within the entries. Within the case of a tie, Justin FitzPatrick’s votes would be the deciding issue. The jury choice can’t be overruled.
Ship in your competitors entry to shoegazingblog@gmail.com no later than Sunday, March 15, 2020. Enter “World Championships in Shoe Shining” within the topic discipline. The finalists shall be introduced the next week.
Throughout one of many finals, 20 hectic minutes to attain a fantastic shine.
World Championships in Shoe Patina 2020
The most recent contest, which completes the holy triangle of shoe crafts. The World Championships in Shoe Patina is organized in collaboration with Saphir, the place the winner will get a pair of TLB Mallorca footwear, a shoe care package deal from Saphir, and a glass plaquette. The artwork of patina has been rising massively these previous many years, particularly taking off in France and Italy, however later additionally in different markets like Japan and the UK. At present there are numerous manufacturers that provide totally different patinas both as RTW or personalised by way of MTO, and we see skilled shoe patina makers who patina new and outdated footwear. A whole lot of totally different methods could be discovered, and it will likely be attention-grabbing what kind of patinas we’ll see within the contest this 12 months.
Earlier than the beginning of the ultimate final 12 months.
The ultimate will begin instantly after opening of the tremendous trunk, at 11.15, and can end at 17.15 with a one hour break between 14.45-15.45 (for the reason that shoe-shining ultimate takes over the stage space at the moment). The three finalists will paint a TLB Mallorca Artista crust leather-based particular adelaide shoe. The crust leather-based comes from Tannery Annonay of France. They’ll get to decide on 5 colours of the leather-based dye Saphir Teinture Francais, which they might combine and use as they please through the day. They can even obtain one Saphir Medaille d’Or Pommadier shoe cream and one can of Pate de Luxe wax within the colours they want, plus a horsehair brush and nylon material. Other than this, they create their very own brushes and gear for portray and sharpening, they usually could paint the footwear in any approach attainable.
As with the shoe-shining contest, the jury will choose the general fantastic thing about the patina, but in addition look carefully on the high quality of the work completed, the methods used and the way effectively it’s executed. The winner shall be titled the World Champion in Shoe Patina 2020, and will get to maintain the footwear she or he has patina’d, receives a shoe care package from Saphir, plus a glass award. The profitable footwear will go on a world tour to 10 locations first although, along with the highest three of the shoemaking champs.
The TLB Mallorca Artista mannequin to be patina’d (in pure crust leather-based although).
To qualify for the shoe patina championship, three footage from totally different angles of a pair of painted footwear ought to be despatched in. It ought to be taken of a whole pair, and it’s beneficial to indicate as a lot of the footwear and the paint job as attainable. What shall be judged is identical parameters as described above. Just one entry (three pics) per contestant could be despatched in, and it ought to solely be a most of 1 pair of footwear within the image. The footwear within the image ought to be patina’d and polished by the one who sends within the entry, and the individual has to have the ability to attend the ultimate in London on April 25. It’s open for each professionals and amateurs. As for the shining qualification you’re allowed to make minor changes to the photographs in, for instance, Photoshop, however extra important adjustments or filters and many others should not allowed. We have now knowledgeable photographer who will study all entries, and if we suspect that these guidelines have been violated the individual shall be disqualified. And in addition right here, do observe that it’s the fantastic thing about the patina that’s judged, not how stunning the photographs are. It’s attainable to ship in entries to each contests, if somebody could be a finalist in each it could work, although April 25 shall be a really busy day.
The jury consists of Tom Beecroft of The Jaunty Flaneur, Neus Benavent beforehand at Corthay and Gaziano & Girling, and Mathieu Priess of Septieme Largeur, shoemaker and patina maker Norman Vilalta, Jesper Ingevaldsson of Shoegazing, Justin FitzPatrick of The Shoe Snob Weblog, Saphir consultant, and Toni Llobera of TLB Mallorca. All will select their 5 favorites, and the three entries that obtain essentially the most votes shall be certified for the ultimate. Jesper Ingevaldsson would be the just one who is aware of which image is from which contestant, the opposite ones will vote with none information about who has despatched within the entries. Within the case of a tie, Justin FitzPatrick’s votes would be the deciding issue. The jury choice can’t be overruled.
Ship in your competitors entry to shoegazingblog@gmail.com no later than Sunday, March 15, 2020. Enter “World Championships in Shoe Patina” within the topic discipline. The finalists shall be introduced the next week.
The three completed footwear after the ultimate 2019.
What everybody needs to convey residence.
