Yohei Fukuda bespoke seamless wholecut oxford

This is my sixth pair from the Japanese bespoke maker Yohei Fukuda. The shoes are a pair of seamless wholecut oxfords, where a full piece of leather is pulled over the last and then the opening is cut open afterwards. A difficult model to make, which has grown in popularity in recent years. Yohei Fukuda just started offering them.

These shoes are made on my bespoke lasts with a single leather sole, 12 spi (stitches per inch) sole stitch, bevelled waist, and a deep burgundy patina made by Nobuaki Fujisawa of FG Trente / Floriwonne, who Fukuda collaborates with for patina. Surely a pair of serious head turners. Some photos above, much more can be found on Shoegazing.com, here: https://shoegazing.com/2020/12/27/pic...