Several years ago, my friend Odini told me that he was going to make ties. As an aspiring dandy, I was super excited about the idea, but could not have imagined where Odini and his partner Josh Moore have taken Res Ipsa.  Some time after Odini told me that they were going to try and make shoes. This weekend, I got to hang out with Josh and Odini as they manned their booth for the [insert name of show]. They are going to kill the shoe game. Everyone from the convention center set-up staff to fellow exhibitors to buyers were checking out their booth. In my opinion, Res Ipsa had one of the top five line of products at the show. Among shoemakers, they are top three.

Josh and Odini have built this thing from nothing. That is incredible. They are both lawyers and left their day jobs over the past few years.Idea. Trip to Turkey. Discover Kilin rugs. Iterate. Make shoes. Sell.