2025 U.S. Shoe Shining Competition | Kirby Allison

Three contestants with ONLY TWENTY MINUTES to create the best mirror shine at the 2025 U.S. Shoeshine Competition! Another year of an exciting event that attracts many shoe and style aficionados from all over the country to indulge in their shared passion for leather dress shoes and classic style. Meet our finalists: Ray Chen (New York) - @rcshoeproject Nicholas Fuente (California) - @nicksshinebox Mario Samaniego (Texas) - @shoeshineus_dapperchaplain Three truly talented shoe shine enthusiasts, competing for 1st place in this year's U.S. Shoeshine Competition 👞 For more information and photographs, read the NYC Super Trunkshow recap on: https://shoegazing.com/2025/10/17/report-new-york-super-trunk-show-2025/ 🔍 MORE ABOUT THE SINGAPORE SUPER TRUNK SHOW https://theshoesnobblog.com/singapore-super-trunk-show-2026-save-the-date/ 🔍 MORE ABOUT SAPHIR SHOE POLISH 🔸 Instagram: @saphir_medailledor 🔍 MORE ABOUT BRIDLEN SHOES 🔸 Website: https://bridlen.com/ 🔸 Instagram: @bridlenshoes 🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: SINGAPORE SUPER TRUNK SHOW Singapore: Saturday, January 31, 2026 LONDON SUPER TRUNK SHOW London: Saturday, May 9, 2026 🙌 SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL 📽️ Join this channel to support our content with independent craftspeople and artisans: / kirbyallison 🛒 Shop All Kirby Allison Products: https://www.kirbyallison.com ✨ Shop Saphir Shoe Polish: https://kirbyallison.com/collections/shoe-care #trunkshow #shoes #kirbyallison 📽 OTHER SUGGESTED VIDEOS Inaugural U.S. Shoe Shining Comp