Bespoke Shoes

[Curt Goodrich]

Here's a couple of videos about bespoke shoes. Pierre Corthay is a shoe maker's shoe maker. This guy is the real deal. As is Anthony Delos. The parallels of what they do compared to frame building are substantial. I find a lot of inspirational stuff in what these guys do.

[christian]

Bespoke shoes make me think custom bicycles are too cheap.

I am wearing a pair of pretty decent Alden longwing shells today. Retail on those is probably $635, though I didn't pay that. A pair of Corthay bespoke shoes, which would admittedly perhaps fit just a tiny bit better, have substantially better finishing, and use marginally higher grade materials would run somewhere between $4,000 and $8,000.

Run the numbers of a nice production frame vs. a bespoke frame, and the difference in price is not nearly the same.

[chasea]

Bespoke shoes make me think custom bicycles are too cheap.

I am wearing a pair of pretty decent Alden longwing shells today. Retail on those is probably $635, though I didn't pay that. A pair of Corthay bespoke shoes, which would admittedly perhaps fit just a tiny bit better, have substantially better finishing, and use marginally higher grade materials would run somewhere between $4,000 and $8,000.

Run the numbers of a nice production frame vs. a bespoke frame, and the difference in price is not nearly the same.

The cheapest bespoke shoe I've found in America still starts at $1200.
But, unlike most bike brands, most mass shoemakers offer a wide range of sizes and lasts down to the half-size.

[Madameshoe]

Shoe nerds should visit Carreducker.blogspot.com. First post here. I Love this site. I have a crappy old, gearless bike no one would ever nick, but I love looking at beautiful, well- designed things!

[j44ke]

Spring is coming and that means sandals for me. I am going to try for a custom made pair from Barbara Shaum.

barbara shaum leather custom made sandals | cherrypatter nyc- where to shop and eat at the best little places in new york city

[al415]

Spring is coming and that means sandals for me. I am going to try for a custom made pair from Barbara Shaum.

barbara shaum leather custom made sandals | cherrypatter nyc- where to shop and eat at the best little places in new york city

My firewall at work blocks this site as pornographic! Shoe porn?! I've never had an urge to get custom shoes made. I guess I'm a fairly standard size and width. At least in English shoes (which tend to run wider than their effete Italian cousins. I've been very happy with Loake, Grenson and Trickers over the years.

[Eddie]

The cheapest bespoke shoe I've found in America still starts at $1200.
But, unlike most bike brands, most mass shoemakers offer a wide range of sizes and lasts down to the half-size.

At least one of the Drago Shoes locations in the city - the one in Morningside Heights - used to (as of 4 years ago) make semi-bespoke shoes that I believe started at about half that price. More an assemblage of preformed parts, but could in any event take in to consideration foot size or volume discrepancies, etc.

[happycampyer]

Bespoke shoes make me think custom bicycles are too cheap.

I am wearing a pair of pretty decent Alden longwing shells today. Retail on those is probably $635, though I didn't pay that. A pair of Corthay bespoke shoes, which would admittedly perhaps fit just a tiny bit better, have substantially better finishing, and use marginally higher grade materials would run somewhere between $4,000 and $8,000.

Run the numbers of a nice production frame vs. a bespoke frame, and the difference in price is not nearly the same.

Leffot's made-to-order program is an interesting alternative to custom shoes:

Leffot MTO Program