Making a great shoe is truly a work of art
More than 100 operations go into the construction of a traditional designer shoe. The first and the most important point is in the creation of the shoe last, a hand-carved wood or molded plastic imitation of the human foot. It alone determines the contour of the arch and how evenly the wearer's weight will be distributed throughout the foot, both of which are critical in establishing the comfort of a shoe. This step really can not be ignored because nothing could be more important than comfort for feet. So measurement and trimming mean a lot.
A different last is needed for each shoe style no matter if it's a handmade shoe or massproduced. Lastmaking is an art that demands great skill.
After the exact recording on 35 measurements for a "footprint" showing the distribution of body weight, artisan judge the symmetry of the toes, calibrates the height of the big toe and the contour of the instep. They also estimates how the foot will move inside the handmade shoe or boot.
The challenge perhaps is to address all the ratios before compromising the architectural beauty of the handmade shoe design. For heeled shoes or boot, artisan proportionately determines the size of the throat (top line of the shoe) by through of visualizing the heel height,. Next the appropriate height of the shoe's quarter (height of heel back) could be established. The problem is too high will rub the tendons; too low will fail to grip the foot properly. Most critical of it is the measurement of the shank curve (arch support), the area that includes the ball and instep of the foot. They are the points where the body's weight fall when the foot is in moving
Then guided by using the last, the patternmaker starts to cut out the shoe's upper and lining, bevels the edges to ensure a good fit and sews the pieces together. Next, artisan should construct the toe box, adds the counter (the stiffner for the shoe's back) and soaks the leather so it will easily conform to the lines of the last. A master craftsman carefully positions the upper on the last, tautly stretching it bofore nailing it tightly in place. The upper dries on the last for 2 weeks before the sole and heel can be attached.
The final step is to trim the welt, pare the heel, burnish the sole and add the insole lining. Last but not least, the shoe is polished and buffed then you can wear it. All steps above need 6 weeks to be finished completely.
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