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World Championships in Shoe Shining and Shoe Patina 2019 – The finalists




World Championships in Shoe Shining 2019 finalists



Alexey Vrublevskiy, Russia.

One of the pioneers of shoe shining in Russia, who has been part in introducing the Russian shoe shining championships Shoesing Awards. Alexey Vrublevskiy’s shoe has obviously an amazing spit shine on the toe, but also a nice depth in the shine really making the classic plain cap oxford stand out.




Caleb Malinowski, USA.

The first American to make it to the final. Caleb is working at the menswear store Sid Mashburn in Texas. His sublime shine has that perfect transition between the high shine toe cap and the rest of the shoe, highlighting the curves of the shoe perfectly.




Yuta Sugimura, Japan.

Owner of the shoe shine bar Y’s Shoeshine in the city Shizuoka, a true professional in the field. A well worn pair of tan oxfords has received a super shine where both the toes and heels glow. This is how you want your shoes to look when they come at age.


World Championships in Shoe Patina 2019 finalists



Stephane Villette, France.

A “grand old man” in the world of shoe patina, who has worked with painting shoes since 1994, today among other things paint the bespoke shoes of Stephane Jimenez. Here Stephane Villette shows off a relatively muted patina, which has given the shoes a depth you can almost drown in.




Andrzej Olender, Poland.

Runs the largest shoe patina and glacage service of Poland, The Shine. His qualification pic is of a pair of derbys with a gorgeous marbled brown patina. Even if you look up-close it looks very natural, great work.




Samuel Norsworthy, England.

If Villette is a patina veteran, Sam is a rookie. He started working at Gaziano & Girling just a couple of years ago, where he has been extremely dedicated and learned closing uppers, clicking, painting patina and shining shoes, from the masters working at the company. This single monk has beautiful, living transitions from the light brown in the middle of the shoe up to the dark toe.