An Incredible History In Shoemaking | Dominic Casey & Jim McCormack Share Shoemaking Stories
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Kirby sits down to talk shoemaking with two bespoke shoemaking legends: Dominic Casey and Jim McCormack.
Between the two, Dominic and Jim have over 70 years of experience as bespoke makers. In this video, they sit down with Kirby to share some of the incredible stories - both the good and funny - one only accumulates over a lifetime of interesting work!!
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“Buy less but buy better”. - says it all.
Totally wonderful discussion - Kirby you are becoming a true master of pulling the exciting stories out of these highly skilled craftsmen!
Very kind!
@@kirbyallison it’s true. Many of us have followed and enjoyed your videos from the early ones and have watched their professionalism grow.
Yea
This is a wonderful video. Thank you, Kirby. It made me recall years ago as an apprentice Shipbroker in the City of London. I am 68 years old ex-pat now and living in New York. I was about 20 years old, starting a new job, and in need of a new suit and a pair of shoes. So together with my Dad, we purchased the suit. He said Churches are a good pair of shoes so we went to the London store and my first pair of business shoes became a pair of Churches. OMG, they were horrible to 'wear in' due to their construction but soon became very comfortable shoes. I had no idea how to look after them and forget shoe trees! So, they were rather abused. Today, I have a collection of fine handmade shoes that are treated regularly to your polish products. I have to thank you for my own education and your first-class guidance. I simply don't have the money for purely bespoke shoes but there are a lot of very well-made shoes available. Fortunately, I have been blessed with the perfect size 13D feet which is always available from some of the best handmade shoemakers. Thanks again! Peter
Thanks for sharing your story, Peter!
The fact that Jim mentioned how much he enjoyed your other video of Tom is just great proof of how well your channel has grown. For a craftsman like him to actually enjoy and subscribe to your content is such a wonderful achievement. Also, well, this episode was just gold!
Very flattering, for sure!
This has to be one of Kirby’s best videos. What a wonderful, down to earth, and funny discussion between greats. I enjoyed it so much!
Wow, thank you!
This is a GEM of a discussion. Kirby, possibly your best content yet- and that is saying a lot: informative, entertaining, including the tidbits that, “You won’t find this in a book.” Thank you!
Wow, thanks!
This is fantastic. Probably your best one yet.
Honestly this was the best of a very high standard of recent videos. Thank you Kirby!
Greetings Kirby... got my first pair of Carminas all thanks to you . Will pay these gents a visit soon.
Congratulations!
Kirby's chair looks bloody dangerous.
🤣😂
I love it…quite paradoxical with what I think of his personality 😎
I was watching the horn on the back, I thought it was going to shag his expensive suit. Very unique chair.
It was an odd chair to say the least... luckily, I wasn't impaled during the filming of this video! Since we film on-location in London, we are always at the mercy of what is available where we film...
I think the words, buy less buy better ring so true.
You can tell the mutual admiration and gratefulness that these craftsmen and kirby have for one another. My second time watching this video and you just sense the joy in it. Congrats again!
Thank you so much for these conversations. It's especially important that we hear these voices and at length, in a more casual, open engagement.
Seems like Lobb is to shoemaking what Beethoven is to pianists; someone studied with someone who studied with Liszt who studied with Czerny who studied with Beethoven.
Great analogy!!
Wonderful video. I'll probably make more comments when I have seen the whole thing, but so far it's absolutely fabulous!
Thanks for a great film Kirby and thanks for asking if Jim could make you a pair. We all had such fun that day.
What an amazing story ,Kirby you are bringing such exciting stories every day .keep it up .am addicted to this shoe making and shoe style stories .all hands down to Kirby
Just a wonderful discussion, so interesting.
When I hit my late 40’s I came to understand that you get what you pay for. Even in Australia, where we favour a more relaxed dress code, I love my Loake’s and RM Williams. One day I hope to have have Lobb’s or Cleverly.
I’m loving all of your videos Kirby so very interesting thank for all your hard work keeping us entertained I applaud you sir 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I appreciate that
Hey Kirby, great video. I would love to see a video on tying a tie. What ties you prefer. What ties and knots you choose for specific occasions, and for specific styles of suits.
Fantastic Kirby. Thank You!
What their personal sketchbooks with their own individual designs might be like…now that would be amazing
Yeeah! That would be good!
Wow really enjoyed this conversation! Thanks Kirby!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very enjoyable to watch, your interviewing and these guys tremendous knowledge and expertise in shoe making. What a privilege. Thank you 👍
absolutely love listening to those talk there is always so much to learn
Finally got around to watching the rest of the video. A true delight! It could easily have continued for another five minutes or so with more about the new shoes, but maybe that is another video?
Kirby is the perfect host here, lets the subjects talk, mostly, uninterrupted. And what stories they had to tell. I'll have to re-watch this at a later time preferable with a dram of my favourite scotch.
It's remarkable how much work you got done during this short London visit, Kirby. And hopefully there is more to come, you have hinted at it...
The chair Kirby is sitting in is positively frightening! Right out of a horror movie.
Full marks for this one!
thank you! This interview was truly a pleasure to film! We, indeed, could have gone on longer, and actually went on for lunch afterwards at the Windmill!
What pleasant company 🙂
I bet they're a bit different after being in that pub for a few hours! 😂👍
Excellent video!
A rare informative conversation. Thank you Kirby&Co.
Glad you enjoyed it
Glad to see they're busy and thriving... thanks to Kirby, I'm the owner of G&G Burnham in calf and alligator, as well as John Lobb Chelsey in suede... now to move into the Bespoke from these gentleman.
Congratulations Kirby, even though I'm not even remotely a shoe buff like yourself I've still enjoyed every minute of it!
If it wasn’t for people like you, The Parisian Gentleman, Gentleman’s Gazette and others we wouldn’t have seen this revolution in mens style and a revival in craftsmanship.
SOLD!
Great conversation!! I want a toilet like the one Kirby is sitting on.
Great great great video!
Now let’s see the after video where you’re all at lunch!
Best one of these videos yet Kirby 👍
Thank you so much for sharing this epic conversation with those legendary master craftsmen!
Would you be so kind as to tell what trousers can match with long boots if one wishes to wear it in the normal use? (Not to look like going to hunting or nobles living in the country side.)
The way Dominic wears the riding boots with jeans obviously looks marvellous but I wonder what else can be worn in a bit more formal attire than jeans.
That chair you’re sitting on, Kirby, is astonishing (made out of reindeer or stag horns). Was it stable and comfortable?
I love this channel.. I don't own any nice clothes or shoes.. but I hope to one day
Loved this. I wonder if any of the west end makers outsource their work to makers who machine stitch. I know there's a west end closer who is a wizard machinist.
Traditional bespoke is always closed by hand... there are some people that offer a machine stitched hybrid. Stefano Bemer in Florence is one... but I do not know of anyone in London.
The terminology is a bit confused, so let me clear it up. In West-End shoemaking there are 'closers' and 'makers'. Closers make the uppers, stitching them together (with a sewing machine ) and applying decorative hand stitches, if the design requires it (aprons/lakes on loafers and 'Norwegian' style shoes. Makers do the bottom work, lasting, welting, out-soling and finishing. Both jobs can and are done by outworkers. There are fewer closers in the trade than makers, as the saying goes, you need one closer to keep three makers in work. In the video (53:40) Dominic mentions the late Jimmy Kowalczyk (spelling ?) who in his, probably 60 year long career, had the reputation of being the finest closer in the West-End.
Kirby that was one of the amazing shoe making stories of all time. I must say the black pigskin shoes look like a work of art which they are and I hope you enjoy wearing them with lots more adventures and stories to be told in them.
Hopefully, we’ll be able to polish them up on the channel soon!
iam 53 and i would love to take up the trade
Oh, and then we have watch
collections...
I better Still walking on some nike