The video shows whats involved in making what is a fantastically beautiful pair of shoes. very clean, hand crafted, great aesthetic look. Gorgeous, really. These folks are artists.
Incredible craftsmanship. There seems to be so many stages to the process. It goes to show how talented and meticulous each individual is. I've a total new appreciation for this standard of luxury.
"They're the most comfortable shoes you'll ever own" according to my husband. Fell in love with the austro-Hungarian last and that each pair is fully handmade even at rtw(FYI their mto is the same price). Picked him up a pair and he keeps going back for more. Ever since Leather Soul and Leffot started carrying them back in the day, it's quit easy to find at all the great mens shops, and Phillips always doing trunk shows.
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At 15:14, after the shoes are taken off the lasts, you can see the maker using a special tool to file the nails down before the lining insole is put in.
Okay the problem I keep running into is knowing what thickness the leather needs to be to resole my lizard skin boots, I don't have $500 to buy brand new ones so if someone could please tell me what the thickness of the leather needs to be for the sole I would greatly appreciate it.
if you guys really wanna see a masters of shoe makers, Leon, Guanajuato Mexico the capital of the world of shoe making and in all the Mexican Nation they are a very talent people making ancient shoes old style way
Yeah. And it would get scratched up, little dings in it. Which would take away from the look. Then again, it would hold up longer than leather. I probably wouldn't get it myself though. To each their own. I've never personally seen it on a dress shoe. Definitely unique. And the time and craftsmanship they put in these shoes is second to none. Amazing.
+KenChiwo Pretty sure that's wrong. Google "saint crispin's shoes price" and you'll find plenty of their shoes between 1000-2000€. Even if those are made to measurements I doubt they'd quadruple the price. Still way too much for me though. Some day..
Their standard line cost around $1500US. Made to order is around $2500US-3000US however the pair in the video is a Bespoke pair i believe, which does cost double the MTO line.
nerfzinet I had a good conversation with a Saint Crispin's retailer about this. The difference between MTO and Bespoke is the last. MTO uses an already made last with some cork patches to give a more bespoke feel. However, bespoke is a completely new process to make a pair of shoes. Saint Crispin's does not have a last perfect for your feet, so thus they will draw and measure your feet and create a last perfect for your feet and will tweak it to meet any feet problems, a process that usually takes 3 months (that is why it cost more). Alos, there are trial stages wear they will give you your prototype shoes to wear for a month or so and then they .... A LOT OF WORK. www.saintcrispins.com/service/bespoke/
Well, you could buy shoes at a typical retailer - pay $50-150, and they'll last six months to a year if worn every day. Or, you could buy a pair of shoes with superior construction - such as these - that will cost, I don't know, $400-600? Yet, they will last upwards of five to seven years, if not longer, only to be rebuilt and refinished for the same price you'd pay for the shoes you could get at a typical retailer. Over ten years, you'll be paying $500 to ... $3000, given the above. With traditionally-made shoes, you'll pay the initial investment of $400-600 and a $100 resole after five or ten years. And this utilitarian illustration doesn't even touch on how nice they look.
I am from "Montegranaro" (Italy)...the undisputed world's capital city of the shoe making....and also a passionate guitarist. Reading the RU-vid pages on "Guitar making, seems the luthiers are a "magicians".......MAKE a St. Crispin pair of shoes is the same...or better of make a "Ramirez" or Martin, or Gibson, or Fender Guitar.......
Yeah. They don't even cover it, just in case. The precision these guys have is incredible. I don't think I could do it. Too scared go ruin the upper leather and starting from scratch.
Love the craftsmanship in the video, but Holy Hell could the guitar playing be anymore boring/repetitive/just bad. Had to watch second half on mute cause music ruined it
