The Journal

“Which pair of shoes go well with this outfit?” You try on several different pairs but after painstakingly trying to figure out which looks best, you end up wearing the same pair of shoes every day—even when they don’t match what you’re wearing. 

Traditional shoemaking meets modern styles at Marquina Shoemaker, a footwear brand that’s gone from making a name for themselves online to a opening a brick and mortar “shoeroom”. Check it out at 7635 Guijo Street, San Antonio, Makati

Thanks to online smarts, Juancho Del Rosario, Kayne Litonjua, and Patrick Kahn, founders of Marquina Shoemaker, kicked new life into the industry one handcrafted pair at a time.

“We had no capital. Nothing. Zero,” recalled Del Rosario.

Marquina Shoemaker is bent on bringing the shine back to Marikina one pair at a time. 

On the other hand, Marquina Shoemaker is paving its own path by pushing for quality shoes for the high-end market. Instead of competing with cheap imports, it aims to create a new standard instead.

Marquina Shoemaker is not just about how you look, but how you live.

We envision our brand as a kickstarter for young men to go about their lives living like true gentlemen not only in how they dress but how they apply themselves and treat others as well.