There’s something special about getting a bespoke item made just for your body. True bespoke craftsmanship tailors to the human form, and while this kind of fashion may cost more than fast fashion, it’s sustainable, unique, and money-saving in the long run. In the small town of Baden-Baden in southwest Germany, Vickermann and Stoya, a…
The Perfect Fit: How a Bespoke Shoemaker in a Small German Town Is Keeping a Traditional Craft Alive
Man Teaches Himself to Handcraft Incredible Leather Shoes—Ends Up Selling Them to Royalty
A self-taught shoemaker has honed his craft from meager beginnings to fashioning some of the finest leather shoes in the world, from his workshop in Saigon, Vietnam. Learning the trade in humbling circumstances in the 1940s, Trinh Ngoc, now 89, went on to craft footwear that became sought after by the likes of kings and…
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