Elevator shoes by Don's

  I would like to introduce you to the world of Bespoke shoemaking through Don’s Footwear, where cutting edge foot scanning technology meets traditional methods of craftsmanship resulting in uniquely desirable and eminently comfortable shoes. Our shoes are constructed with elegant outsoles, that's what makes us stand out, Afterall, when selecting shoes we always when to know how well they are constructed, So, if you have some free time, come along and get your foot scanned and create exotic handmade shoes for you or your friends or family. As many folks know on the online world we tend to only sell elevator shoes but offline it gives us the chance to meet clients, therefore, we can measure the foot, and measure it accurately with new technology that we are now using. We have been measuring the traditional way these past 5 years but now we use a rather large modern foot scanner. Do elevator shoes really work with our foot scanner? Well, Not yet. Its best just to test from stock if y...

So it comes to shoe last making I usually choose the wider of the two feet and then I'll do that side first. It's always best to do the wider foot first. If you the reason is that that sets the tone for the narrower foot. Like for instance, when looking at feet sometimes you see that the right foot is slightly wider than the left foot. that's why its best to start with the right one first. However, what is important to remember is do you select the numbers or the shape; to be honest, the shape always wins. Have you ever had a pair of shoes that were too short? Or a shoe that's conversely too long. The pivot point or a tread point that something that must look at on the shoe lasts, It needs to match it to the foot, and so I find using the Patogragrah print, that will show the tread point, I  hold the paperwork under the last to make sure its a match, it will correspond to the drawing.  I once read a book by Ferragamo called The Shoemaker of Dreams, I must say He doesn...