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Acquired tastes

20 February 2014

Inspired by a creative affinity for the country, a band of Japanese craftsmen have set up shop in Italy. Monocle speaks to a shoemaker, glass artist and tailor about embracing the techniques and traditions of their foreign…

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Step ahead

17 October 2007

September’s footwear fair in Milan drew a record 46,300 visitors. Yet while Italy exported 250 million pairs of shoes in 2006, output has fallen 30 per cent in the past five years in the face of competition from Asia’s…

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Sure footed

17 February 2008

The people at Bontoni shoes like to take things slowly, producing just eight pairs of shoes a day. Their dedication is helping Montegranaro, Italy’s shoe town, take changes to the global footwear market in its stride.

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Last stand

17 February 2007

Shoe production in the US has dropped 85 per cent since 1995 and around 90 shoe factories have closed as companies shift production overseas. Iconic American brands such as Timberland, Converse, Sebago, Johnston & Murphy…

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Stepping forward

17 February 2014

It’s a skill that requires great precision and care, so it’s no surprise Santoni’s shoemaking apprentices can take six years to learn the trade. Master shoemaker Silvano Sollini reveals his pride in passing on the craft to…

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The Entrepreneurs, episode 15

25 January 2012

Jonathan Openshaw looks at quality Italian manufacturing, travels to Florence to meet a shoemaker with an international outlook, and meet business author Eric Ries.

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Fashion briefing

17 March 2009

The new shoemaker with old-fashioned values, hand-embroidered dresses from Mexico and Peru, a new take on desert boots, and Adidas's latest diffusion.

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Baťa: if the shoe fits

5 September 2016

The Czech town of Zlín was transformed by a visionary shoemaker who wanted to house his workers in a garden city. We put our best foot forward to explore his functionalist masterpiece.

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Standing on solid ground

18 August 2016

The Czech town of Zlin was transformed by a visionary shoemaker who wanted to house his workers in a garden city – we put our best foot forward to explore his functionalist masterpiece.

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Comeback Kids

25 April 2013

What do a textiles business in Japan, a UK shoemaker, a fashion firm in Italy and a publishing company in Lebanon have in common? They are all examples of brands whose obituaries had been written until new life was breathed…

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The Briefing, episode 617

21 March 2014

The latest from Thailand as a court rules last month's election null and void. We also discuss more sanctions on members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle and ponder the IPO of shoemaker Jimmy Choo.

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A man's shoe

4 November 2015

Northamptonshire’s shoemaking legacy has stood strong for well over a century and De Fursac’s dapper Derbys and eye-catching Oxfords will keep you in step with the times. We meet the team behind De Fursac’s first footwear…

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The Tech 10 - Firm footing

3 November 2017

Step out with the German cobbler reviving traditional craftsmanship in Baden-Baden. Headed by Matthias Vickermann and Martin Stoya, this bespoke shoemaker is one of the few of its kind to have survived. The duo rely on high…

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The Cinema Show - Stepping out

4 October 2017

Step onto the catwalk with some of film’s finest creations in this fashion special. We assess a new documentary profiling shoemaker extraordinaire Manolo Blahnik and touch down in Milan for the city’s Fashion Film Festival…

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The Entrepreneurs - Episode 200

12 August 2015

We meet Jason Goldberg and Petrus Palmer of Berlin-based start-up Hem and talk to Phil Hutcheon of mobile app DICE about why transparency is the future of live music ticketing. Plus: we’re in the West Bank city of Hebron…

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The Globalist - Wednesday 26 July

26 July 2017

As Donald Trump publicly criticises his attorney general, we analyse the latest flare-up in the administration. Plus: Turkey’s relationship with the EU, a dual citizenship scandal in Australia, business in Belgrade, and why…

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