In my wildest dreams this place didn’t exist.
When I think about Al Capone, I imagine he looked after all these backroom hideouts, secret underground passageways, and speakeasies beneath every street in Chicago.
The Altmans are the Al Capones of men’s footwear. Under their postage-stamp-sized shoe store in Chicago’s Loop, for the last 30 years, in something like 20 rooms, they have amassed over 20,000 pairs of deadstock, vintage shoes.
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During Market Week in New York, Cause and Effect’s Billy Moore caused something of a scene while shooting photos for his look book.
Imagine the loud clang of Billy’s ball peen against the manhole cover.
He’s used to hammering horsehide against the large boulders of the Little Pigeon River, but I can imagine wailing away at some copper plating on the cobblestone streets of New York is not a far off sensation.
Look book photographer, Joe Gannon, crouches to get the shot just so, as Mr. Moore goes to town on some metal.
To read more about Billy Moore and his magnificent leather and metal accessories, see my previous post. To learn how you can get your hands on Cause and Effect’s full line, contact Billy directly: billy(dot)causeandeffect(at)gmail(dot)com.
Special thanks to Rob Babigian, Fran Ferger, and Joe Gannon for the behind-the-scenes footage of Mr. Moore in action.
Recently, I contributed more than my five cents to Barneys New York’s The Window. It’s part of a series they’re calling Personalities.
In the same week, Chicago’s outpost of Refinery29 listed me among the city’s “cutest bloggers.”
Thank you to Emily, Jessica, Jessica, Kim, and Shani. It truly made my day to be featured on your sites.