How to care for suede
Most people have a reasonable understanding of how important it is to look after leather shoes and it’s relatively easy…
Shoe Lasts & Styles: Part 2
In Part 2 of our focus on last shapes and fit, we take a look at the most popular contemporary…
Shoe Lasts & Styles: Part 1
A shoe last is the foot-shaped former over which the finished upper of the shoe is shaped during the manufacturing…
Shoemaking Operations: Part 2
This is custom heading element 5. Sole Stitching At this point of the process, the sole is stitched to the…
Shoemaking Operations: Part 1
A pair of Loake Goodyear Welted shoes takes up to eight weeks to make. Some 130 skilled craftsmen, up to…
Goodyear Welting Explained
Perhaps surprisingly, the Goodyear Welt has nothing to do with car tyres – it’s a particular type of shoe construction,…