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PRESS
"Perry Ercolino is one of the few shoemakers capable of crafting what is called a whole cut shoe - one produced from a single piece of leather cut into the shape of a shoe and stitched together with a single seam at the heel. Ercolino's collection, made by hand in Pennsylvania and sold through custom tailor Leonard Logsdail in New York, includes oxfords and wingtips with antique-looking finishes.
"Bespoke Apparel"
Robb Report - Special Issue, June 2007
"Even the priciest designer shoes do not come close to the
quality of custom makers...Hand-made shoes get better and better
with time."
"Custom Made Shoes" Ritz-Carlton
Magazine - Holiday Issue, October 2004
"Guide to Custom Clothing" by Pam Lazor -
Bucks Magazine, September 2004
"Ercolino hand makes individual shoes to fit the individual
measurements of individual feet...The customer can choose any
material in existence, dyed any color of the rainbow and made
in any style he can imagine... Ercolino explains, "I work
with one goal in mind: to make the best shoes in the world."
"A Shoemaker's Art" by Andrew Smith - Trenton
Times Business Section, September 5, 2004
"Be a Well Grounded Guy" - Shop
Talk - Mens Health & Fashion Issue, April 2002
"The hands-on art of shoemaking is Ercolino's uppermost
passion."
"The Perfect Pair" by Bruce Blackburn III - Nouveau
Magazine, June 2001
"I slid my feet over the horn and into the wing tips, laced
up, stood, and smiled as if I were beginning to levitate. They
didn't feel like shoes; they felt like my feet! I walked outside
to test them on the sidewalk and began to laugh at myself..."They
feel so good," I said when I returned a moment later. "I'm
scared to walk in them.""
"The Perfect Shoes" by Cal Fusman - Esquire,
September 2000
"There are two sorts of pleasures in the world: the shared
and the secret...The ultimate [secret pleasure] is the custom
shoe. No other item...rivals the sheer intimacy of a shoe made
just for you."
"Indulgences: Best Foot Forward" by Matt Kramer - Cigar
Aficionado, Spring 1999
"Sole Mates" - Rewards by Suzanne Costas - Bloomsberg
Personal, Spring 1997
"In the end, after the initiation of measurements, the ceremony
of selection and the ritual of fittings, you will have a pair
of shoes made by an artist. The fit will be a poem, and your feet
will somehow look smaller, more elegant."
"Stepping Out: Custom-Made Shoes Pamper your Feet in Style"
by G. Bruce Boyer - Cigar Aficionadao, Fall
1995
TESTIMONIALS
"Finding someone to build quality, hand made shoes became
a trial unless you went to England. Perry Ercolino's craftsmanship
in nearby Doylestown resolved the problem. He makes a quality
product right in Pennsylvania. Try him, you'll be pleased with
his product."
-Clarence Wurts, Philadelphia, PA
"The shoes that you made for me are without
doubt a great fit and very handsome. You lived up to all my expectations."
-Harry Rosen, Toronto, Canada
"After suffering with ill fitting, run-of-the-mill
shoes for many years, I had the good fortune to meet Mr. Perry
Ercolino and have never looked back. There is no better feeling
than a pair of bespoke shoes with its accompanying custom fit
cradling your feet. After a busy day, your feet still feel like
you're walking on a cloud. Mr. Ercolino's talents in fitting and
shoemaking are second to none and I would heartily recommend his
craft to anyone considering well made custom footwear."
-Clifford W. Stark, Foxboro, MA
"Mr. Ercolino is truly a bespoke shoemaker.
His ability to capture style, whether it be an English brogue
or Italian slip-on, is superior. He gets the best skins, his lasts
are excellent and his tenacity towards perfection is constant.
He is truly a gentlemen's gentleman shoemaker."
-Lawrence T. Simon, East Stroudsburg, PA
"Perry Ercolino was very personable and
worked to ensure that my shoe needs were addressed from the beginning
of the custom shoe process. Perry ensured that I had an understanding
of the subtle details of custom shoes vs. ready to wear shoes
and made to measure shoes from the first impressions of my feet
to the final try-on/fitting. I have purchased designer and made
to measure shoes in the past and I will only buy custom footwear
in the future from Perry."
-Gene West, Syracuse, NY
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