What’s so great about handmade shoes?
A lot has been said about the advantages of custom shoes. They offer supreme fit and as they are handmade their quality is unsurpassed by even the best manufacturers of welted footwear.
By definition from a dictionary, in what would be termed as ‘old speak,’ it would mean ‘spoken for.’ As in, a garment that is spoken for by someone, is owned and was created specifically for them and no one else. It will fit them perfectly (at least in theory) and should not fit anyone else in that same manner as we are all shaped differently.
Is it worth it?
To answer this question will very much depend upon you, the person who is in prospect of buying them. You will have to ask yourself several questions:
1. Do I have messed up feet that causes pain?
2. Is it extremely hard to fit my foot into a ready to wear shoe?
3. Can I afford it without blinking an eye?
4. Do I care about what goes on my feet?
You will usually find that the common consensus is as follows: If your feet are fairly straight forward (i.e. they are normal and can fit very comfortably into most RTW shoes, then you truly do not NEED a bespoke shoe. Now this has nothing to do with wanting one but simply the fact that if you have good feet then you do not fall under the category of people that get bespoke for health purposes. Because of this, being worth it or not will be entirely up to how you perceive the importance of fit, design, and the ultimate in superior quality.
Why is it so much more expensive (and time consuming)?
People often seem incapable of fathoming the concept of paying upwards of $3000 for a pair of shoes, yet will happily pay that and even more on a suit….I have never understood this, but will hopefully be able to explain to you why the prices are as so. First off, you have to understand that it is rare that a bespoke maker is able to do the entire process all by himself/herself. You will find that many jobs these days (like closing) are outsourced. And more times than not you don’t have all of these people under one roof, so therefore time constraints start to take place as the shoemaker finds themselves waiting for others.
The process is tedious;much tedious than you imagine.
So, when you ask yourself why a bespoke shoe cost so much, you will see that a lot of work goes into it, a lot of hands touch it and there is not as much profit as you may think….it’s far more for the love of making quality shoes then it is for the ambition of becoming rich!
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