Author: Jerry Tharapos
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Jerry’s review of the Herring Chamberlain and Churchill
If you have read some of my previous blogs, you will know that I love spectators. They are tremendous! There is an interplay with contrasting and complementing colours and textures of leathers and other materials such as suede, canvas and even tweed. That enables them to make big statements and…
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Wedding shoes guide
The weather is changing. I am not referring to climate change but the cyclical changes in the seasons. The northern hemisphere is beginning to turn a little warmer with summer looming and the extreme heat in the southern hemisphere (especially in Australia) is cooling. Spring and Autumn are typically the…
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Cadaresa and Crema
One of the most exciting styles to have been introduced by Herring this year is the Henley. It is a contemporary spectator brogue in dark leaf calf with a contrasting canvas. It is exquisitely made and the dark leaf calf and canvas combination is perfectly balanced. The colours create a…
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Time to don your country boots and shoes
It is Spring in Melbourne, but the weather is still cool and great for tweed, which I love. And, the weather is turning in the Northern Hemisphere. For those of us that like to layer up, it is a great time. Footwear also follows the climate and cooler temperatures start…
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Be daring, be dashing, be burgundy!
As I reflect on the characteristics of quality products, three attributes come to mind. Excellence in design or style, craftsmanship or manufacturing of the highest order and the exclusive use of the best materials or ingredients. Recent additions to the Herring range has, unequivocally, all three of those attributes. They…
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Best foot forward when walking
Without doubt, the number one topic of discussion in 2020 will be the tales and, hopefully the not too many, tribulations of how we spent our time in isolation. This is certainly the case in our household. There are five members in our household and four of us are working…
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How to move your shoe game on
Chances are, that if you are reading this blog, you already have a passion for shoes and most likely you have quite a few pairs that you have invested in. It is also a ‘sure bet’ that many of your family, friends and work colleagues know about this passion of…
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Brogues and tweed
It is autumn in Australia and the cooler weather is bringing respite from the heat of summer. The fire fighters have also welcomed the cooler weather as it has provided them with some assistance in battling the fires in what has been an unprecedented and devastating bushfire season. Melbourne is…
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Why I love spectator shoes
As I reflect on my shoe collection, one thing becomes immediately apparent. I have a weakness for spectator or correspondent shoes and boots. Spectator shoes became very popular in the 1920s and 1930s and I am so pleased that in the last 10 years there has been a resurgence. I…
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Staying true to yourself, even for an interview.
This blog has been written by one of our longest standing customers, Jerry Tharapos. His insight is invaluable. So, what is your favourite quote or anecdote about style? Recently I came across a quote from the legendary and dapper, handsome Hollywood leading man Clark Gable, who said “a well tailored…