Stingray shoe

A special pair for a bespoke order. This shoe is made from French calf (most probably the most expensive leather in calf category), and stingray. Struggle to work but the result is something what I really like.

A classic design made from french calf

I ordered this upper from french calf - very thick, durable, and frankly: hard to work with it. What is the dream about this it? Walk on Vienna's street a classic shoe like this, metal on the heels, and make loud clicking sound with it. Not for the other people, but for myself. I will do it one day.

An old tool

This is accidentaly not a shoe, but an old tool. I got it when I was around 16, and a very popular newspaper wrote about me. Many old people sent me a lot of tools (thanks!) because the paper wrote that I can't find them (which is actually true).
I didn't use them for years, but when I re-started my business I realised that I have treasures. I started to clean them, and on this one I found a date: 1914. I must say that this tool is in a perfect condition, so maybe the other ones are older.. This museal pieces are still in work, making shoes, like 100 year ago. If they could feel anything I am sure they would be happy with it.

Bordeaux water-buffalo leather

A double soled, English sewn oxford-style shoe. The water buffalo sking has an interesting texture - mybe if someone doesn't know, can think that its not a perfect skin.. it is like the jazz music - if you don't know, you can't enjoy.

The sole together with the welt is 12 mm - half inch. Some people finds it very thick, some loves that it has "material" in it.

Another shoe, another story...

Wholecut with 5 eyelets.
What is so special in this shoe? For me it has a story - I didn't like the leather (I don't know why I bought), I didn't like so much the last (it was in the box for half year when I finally decided to use), and finally I didn't like so much the upper neither when I saw them ready.. But I love the shoe. It seems all together this components made something nice..

Frankly some small is missing from the previous paragraph: I visited an Italian shoe-lab during making this piece. They gave me a few samples to try (for sure I tried them on the shoe I don't like so much :) ) - so I did. The leather get antiqued and very shine. Finally the upper goes very well on this last shape. It was very easy to work with that last - I decided to use it more, and ordered the whole serie.

first post

First I would like to draw your attention to my videos I made a half year ago about shoemaking. I made 6 pieces and a 7th one - a short version of them. I got around 40.000 downloading since I posted - can't believe, that so much people is interested to see a cordwainer in work.

Here you can raise that number also:




I made this shoe on the video:

Made of black calf, very simple oxford design. Actually nothing makes it so special, but I could sell it in a moment when a bespoke customer tried it on if that lasts fits his leg.