I agree I have 25 MTO shoes from Vass, Carmina & Paul Parkman. Full Grain leather and Goodyear/Hand welt construction can only go so far and going farther than $1,000 U.S dollars is just paying for the name.
I worked for GA and I know a lot of brands contract out there manufacturing to companies in Italy. GA has their own for clothing, with some items made sometimes in Turkey, Poland (leathers, small percentage of range if at all.). Shoes though, heaps of Italian brands use one producer in Italy. Gucci is a brand well know to be made in Italy, but it's a Chinese factory in Italy, if that makes sense. There are others too. Then you have brands like Hermes and Loro Piana which are in their own field.
Wonderful craftmanship. I have two pairs of Lottusse Spanish shoes for more than thirty years, and they are still as new. I only had to replace the soles and laces about five times. These shoes are for a lifetime.
No way this os how they make every pair of shoe. LMAO! Like this it would take 10 hrs to make 10 shoes. Always impressed by these shoe making videos tough. Bit of an art.
@theboredone131 Thank you! everyone thinks everything is made in china nowadays, but this is not so. The fact that it is made by skilled craftsmen (and women) who are paid a decent wage is what makes them premium products. It also makes them much more expensive (although some might argue thats the "true" cost of manufacturing ethically)...
In Mexico they made shoes 100% hand made leather shoes 90% cheaper and the quality is way better I'm not a hater I love Italian shoes but you can get better quality for way cheap prices
listen, there's a factory in a small city near rovigo, in veneto as fiesso, that is specialized and produces the loafer and the moccassin for a lot of brands, including ferragamo and lv. i've been there few times because i'm a shoes designer and i had to visit the factory, and when i went there they were making these moccassins, now, i can't tell you the exact tannery that supplies louis vuitton because i do not even know, but i can ensure you that the leather is not of the highest quality..
I'm glad I have two pairs of carvela and I like them,showing that when I'm getting old I will not be scared of using a lot of money to buy something as I'm soon going to purchase Rolls Royce phantom EWB.
@ Blossom Flower: Actually there are not rules or laws that prevent designers from calling themselves "couture" it's Haute Couture. There's a difference... Anyone/designer can say they are "couture" if they are making custom designs. It's calling designs/labels "Haute Couture" that fall under Paris and fashion industry standards. To "earn" the right to call products/a label Haute Couture you muct be a member of the Chambre syndicale de la Haute Couture and adhere to specific rules.
Why are they so expensive? 1. Handmade by masters of their craft. 2. They're not made in china, or some other Asian country for pennies a day. 3. Made with the highest quality leather and jewelry pieces. 4. The brand name. 5. Demand. People are willing to pay the price. They should be around $300 in all fairness but people are willing to pay $700
Aidan Valentine and why do you think is that? It’s called reputation, gained through hundreds of years! That reason is why they can sell at those prices. They guarantee you a shoe that is gonna last all your life.
Just by watching this video, I could make a pattern and create this shoe at home. I don't know the exact formula they use to create those weird sole bottoms but the rest is fairly understandable.
Hermosa forma de manufactura calzado, pero quisiera saber si alguien me puede explicar como se llama el aparato del minuto 3 y cuál es su función, un millón de gracias por su ayuda..
u mean the sole of the shoe not the soul because its soul is the effort and dedication these people put on these shoes during the manufacture process. right? And besides tacky or not tacky it just depends on who wears it! if u are a hideous person these shoes would look hideous on you for sure. But if u wear these loafers with elegance and class that´s how u will look like. But of course u are free to think whatever u like. :)
i work in the shoes sector and i know that the factory that produces lv moccassins it's in veneto. the exact same kind of loafer of the video. but the price is the same, 70 euros.
please can any one tell me the name of the machine in view, i mean which he uses to straighten the stichings and also to get the shoe smooother(that iron last heating machine)
Actually there are not rules or laws that prevent designers from calling themselves "couture" it's Haute Couture. There's a difference... Anyone/designer can say they are "couture" if they are making custom designs. It's calling designs/labels "Haute Couture" that fall under Paris and fashion industry standards. To "earn" the right to call products/a label Haute Couture you muct be a member of the Chambre syndicale de la Haute Couture and adhere to specific rules.
But that's what alot of people pay for...the monogram. I don't think it's tacky, there are so many other brands out there who have no where near the quality that Louis does whose designs or patterns are what you could consider tacky. Besides Gucci, Balenciaga, Hermes, Fendi, Dolce and Gabbana etc. all do the exact same thing.
