You know, we’ve all got that one piece of clothing or accessory we’re crazy about. I’m not talking about the kind of crazy that’s an obsession for a season, or a couple of years. I’m scarily treading on the edge of being pre-possessed by the love for that piece of beauty. 

Fourteen years on, I think it’s safe to say my relationship with my brogues has been the most sustained and mutually-rewarding relationship of my adult life. I can’t remember a time I’ve walked past a shoe store, and not ogled at the brogues set beautifully under a spotlight in the store-front, subtly highlighting the accentuations and craftsmanship of a brogue shoe.

If you’re the kinds who doesn't own one yet, do it now!

And then continue to read the 4-part series on brogues that follows.

Think Tannino by Dameriino or Carbonio by Dameriino