Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In this new edition of Sartorial Talks, Hugo welcomes his friend Justin Fitzpatrick, the founder of the worldwide famous blog The Shoe Snob and of the eponymous quality shoes brand J. Fitzpatrick Footwear.

This is the first part of a 3 parts series recorded with the Shoe Snob. This episode is focusing on Justin's inspiring and fascinating entrepreneurial journey: from a kid born in Seattle who loved shoes to a successful entrepreneur who left everything behind to fly to Italy to learn the art of shoemaking with shoemaker extraordinaire Stefano Bemer and then moved to Savile Row in London to become the patina artist at Gieves and Hawkes. An inspiring talk with a bona fide shoe snob...

The Shoe Snob Blog: theshoesnobblog.com
J.Fitzpatrick Footwear e-shop: jfitzpatrickfootwear.com

Justin's Instagram: instagram.com/theshoesnob_official
Hugo's Instagram: instagram.com/parisian_gentleman
Sonya's Instagram: instagram.com/sonyaglyn

The Parisian Gentleman blog: parisiangentleman.com

Support the show: patreon.com/sartorialtalks