Gentry essentials: Carréducker bespoke shoes

Looking for the perfect shoe? Well, the closest you'll ever get could be a pair of handmade shoes from Carréducker.

Making shoes by hand is a dying practice, with only about 300 artisans left in the world who still use traditional methods (mostly in England and Italy). While the Italian school of shoemaking stresses surface treatment, finishes and hand-burnished colors, the English tradition epitomized by Carréducker is strongly rooted in classic shapes and styles, with an emphasis on a perfect fit.

Carréducker have an appointment-only business, which allows them to focus their energy on shoemaking rather than shop keeping. They are building a loyal clientele in London and recently held a trunk show at Leffot.

They’re also launching a ready-to-wear line that is loosely based on the center-seamed bowling shoe, and have created another model called the “Winker,” which could easily become a louche classic: it’s a traditional tweed English house shoe (also known as an opera pump) woven through with reflective thread.These days, when money seems to be mentioned in every conversation, the idea of value has gained rightful prominence.

Though these bespoke shoes are certainly expensive, the work that has gone into them — and the certainty that they will last for years to come — makes them a great buy.

And if you really dig their bespoke shoe scene, check out their extremely informative "behind-the-seams" blog. отец трахает дочь

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