The New York Times

The First Step in Making a Shoe? The Last

Michael James is one of the few remaining artisans in England who can turn a foot’s measurements into a wood carving, the model for handmade shoes. By Susanne Fowler LONDON — Before leather can be ...
Robb Report

Here’s How Your Bespoke Shoes are Made, According to a Legendary Cobbler

The bespoke process begins with meticulous measurements of the client’s feet—including the circumference of the ball, instep, and arch—which serve as the blueprint for making a wood last. Using les, ...
Wall Street Journal

Running Shoes Handmade by Nike Co-Founder Go On the Block

A few months after sprinter John Mays joined the University of Oregon in the early 1970s, his track coach asked if he would be willing to test out a prototype pair of sprint shoes. The shoes’s ...
Business Insider

Freed of London sells pointe shoes to the world's most famous ballet companies. Thousands of pairs are handmade each year by only 24 artisans — here's what their jobs are like.

Pointe-shoe maker Freed of London employs 24 full-time artisans, who make about 30 pairs a day. They create stock and custom shoes for dancers at top companies, like ABT and the Royal Ballet. Many of ...
Robb Report

How Andrew McAteer Went From Restoring Antiques to Turning Out Coveted Handmade Shoes

It’s a quality he may have inherited from his father, who turned a barn attached to the family’s property on the North Shore of Long Island into a workshop for home improvement projects. With time, it ...
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Seongdong-gu Seongsu-dong Handmade Shoes Landmark Stretching Out to Regain Vitality

The Seongsu Handmade Shoe Joint Sales Centers consist of a total of 16 companies, with 8 locations each under the overpasses of Seongsu Station and Ttukseom Station. They vary in size from 10㎡ to ...