madras × COLUMBUS

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Hiroaki Mitsuhashi, a leading colorist at COLUMBUS , a long-established shoe care product manufacturer celebrating its 100th anniversary, is collaborating with madras , a company that has long been a leader in Japanese business and dress shoes. At the ISETAN Shoe Fair, they will offer a service where customers can choose the colors and other details to have unfinished upper shoes colored on the spot. In addition, leather goods that can be colored in the same way will also be available. This is a great opportunity to get your hands on one-of-a-kind shoes and leather goods.

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Binaseiko, a shoe manufacturer that has produced shoes for numerous famous brands and operates its own brand, Perfetto, has launched a shoe brand called KANPEKINA (perfect), which is a Japanese pronunciation of its own brand name, for overseas markets such as Europe.

This bespoke order event will be held for the first time in Japan at the ISETAN Shoe Fair. Perfetto, the company, is known for its meticulously crafted, authentic dress shoes, but you will be surprised by their bold styles and innovative use of materials, which are quite different from their usual offerings. Experience their unique aesthetic sense, recognized by European sensibilities.

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Since 2016, the shoe brand "Tomoe" has been developing made-in-Japan shoes based on the concept of "stylish and chic Japanese shoes." Now, the brand has collaborated with "Fukusuke," known for its tabi socks.

These boots, which feature kohaze (fasteners used in tabi socks) on the inside instead of buttons like button-up boots (grandpa boots), have a truly fresh impression, as they combine Western-style shoes with Japanese footwear culture head-on. They would go well not only with tailored wear such as suits and jackets, but also with traditional Japanese clothing.

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YOUNG & OLSEN The DRYGOODS STORE is a brand supported by a wide range of men and women for its high-quality, unisex casual style. Among its most popular items, which frequently sell out, is the tote bag made of soft embossed leather. A special ISETAN Shoe Fair model based on this tote is currently being prepared. Inspired by a "shoe bag" for carrying shoes, the bag's surface will be expressed using handwriting and other techniques. We look forward to seeing what ideas designer Yuhi Ozaki will incorporate into the finished product.

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Based in Koshigaya, Saitama, entoan is a brand that offers made-to-order shoes and leather goods that make the most of the natural texture of leather. At the ISETAN Shoe Fair, the brand will be showcasing "leather badges" instead of regular buttons. These are regular button badges with the surface covered in leather, and if you wear one on your chest, you too can join the "Leather Lovers' League"! Combining badges of multiple colors is also fun. It's an item that allows you to easily experience the joy of bespoke items.

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In the back of the first floor of the Regal Corporation headquarters in Urayasu, Chiba, there is a space called "REGAL ARCHIVE." It houses a vast number of shoes, along with various books and documents. "The documents come here and remain because people believe that if they enter here, they will never get lost," says Fujii, the director of REGAL ARCHIVE. He explains that it is precisely because it is a private archive for employees that various shoe-related items, which are often perishable, have been preserved. It is a place where discoveries abound.



The exhibition will feature some of the following items: ankle-length slip-ons made by Brown, USA, which served as the prototype for Regal's masterpiece beefroll loafers; shoes made for the Japanese Army during the era of Japanese-made shoes; the "VAN REGAL" collaboration with VAN, which spearheaded the Ivy League boom; and the official shoes worn by athletes at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. By reflecting on the history of Japanese shoes through the REGAL ARCHIVE, shoes may feel like a more familiar presence.