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Justin FitzPatrick

Justin FitzPatrick, author of The Shoe Snob Blog and founder of J.FitzPatrick Footwear, is one of the Goodyear Welted shoe industry's leading figures. Justin is known for sharing knowledge about all shoe brands, and the shoe industry alike, via his world-renowned blog as well as creating uniquely crafted shoes that can only be found at his brand, J.FitzPatrick.

Starting off as a shoe salesman at Nordstrom in Seattle, Washington (USA), Justin quickly realized that he was not happy with the selection the average American had when going to their local store. He decided to embark on a journey to learn everything about welted footwear, starting in Italy, making shoes as an apprentice for Stefano Bemer. From there, Justin moved to England and further learned about running a shoe company from Gaziano & Girling, while at the same time becoming one of the world's first mirror-shining professional shoe shiners and shining for the likes of the Royal Family during William's wedding to Kate.

Justin launched The Shoe Snob Blog in 2010 and his shoe company, J.FitzPatrick Footwear, in 2013, and to this day continues to not only educate the world via his shoe blog but also provide the world with some of the best shoes there are through his shoe brand!

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