JOURNAL

LUXURY SNEAKERS, HANDMADE IN ENGLAND

1812 IS A BRITISH LUXURY MAISON THAT BEGINS WITH THE HANDMADE SNEAKER. THIS IS WHERE THE JOURNAL RECORDS HOW LUXURY SNEAKERS HANDMADE IN ENGLAND ARE MADE: THE LAST THAT SETS THE FIT, THE SOLE THAT CAN BE RENEWED, THE CONSTRUCTION THAT HOLDS IT ALL TOGETHER AND THE DESIGN DECISIONS THAT COME BEFORE ANY OF IT.

SHOEMAKING IN ENGLAND HAS BEEN AN ORGANISED CRAFT SINCE THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CORDWAINERS WAS FOUNDED IN LONDON IN 1272. THE KNOWLEDGE PASSES FROM HAND TO HAND. IT DECIDES HOW A HIDE IS CUT, HOW AN UPPER IS PULLED OVER THE LAST AND HOW A PAIR IS FINISHED. HANDMADE MEANS THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE BY PEOPLE, NOT BY A MACHINE SETTING.

OUR SNEAKER IS MIDAS, A BELLOWS TONGUE SNEAKER MADE TO ORDER BY HAND IN ENGLAND, ARRIVING IN THE NEW YEAR. THE READING BELOW EXPLAINS WHAT GOES INTO IT, AND WHY.

THE GUIDES

MADE IN ENGLAND →THE MAKING →THE LAST →THE SOLE →DESIGN →TRANSPARENCY →GLOSSARY →

FROM THE JOURNAL

INSIDE THE MAKING OF 1812 →THE ART OF THE HANDMADE SNEAKER →THE ART OF CRAFTING HANDMADE LUXURY SNEAKERS IN ENGLAND →INSIDE ENGLISH WORKSHOPS →WHY CONSTRUCTION MATTERS →THE ANATOMY OF A MEN'S SNEAKER →THE LAST →THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SNEAKER SOLES →THE SOLE BENEATH EVERYTHING →THE ODYSSEY SOLE PROJECT →THE HEART OF QUALITY →THE CRAFTSMANSHIP ADVANTAGE →THE ENDURING VALUE OF THE HANDMADE LUXURY SNEAKER →THE SNEAKERS MEN KEPT →THE COLLECTOR'S EYE →WHY YOUR FIRST PAIR SHOULD BE FROM OUR MADE IN ENGLAND SNEAKER BRAND →WHY ENGLAND →MADE IN ENGLAND, ON PURPOSE →THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF SHOES MADE IN ENGLAND →SHOEMAKING IN ENGLAND →THE TOWN THAT MADE ENGLAND'S SHOES →THE HISTORY BENEATH THE SNEAKER →THE EVOLUTION OF THE SNEAKER →THE DERBY: A STUDY IN FORM →THE ORIGINAL HYBRID: THE POSTMAN SHOE →THE ERA OF THE HYBRID SNEAKER →A GLOSSARY OF CLASSIC SILHOUETTES →GLOSSARY OF SHOEMAKING TERMS →THE JOURNEY FROM IDEA TO PROTOTYPE →THE CREATIVE PROCESS →BEHIND THE CURTAIN →THE FUTURE OF SHOEMAKING →THE FUTURE OF MADE IN ENGLAND →WHAT FAST FASHION DID TO THE SHOE →SLOW BY DESIGN, MADE TO LAST →ONE A YEAR →THE ROUTE WE CHOSE →