01
Measuring
We take the dimensions and an imprint of your foot and discuss style, leather and use.
Bespoke shoes · Prague
Shoes made for your foot.
Every pair is built on a last made to your foot. Hand-stitched, Goodyear-welted, in leather that lasts decades — and takes repairs.
Off-the-shelf fits almost no one. First we make a wooden last exactly to your foot — and only then build the shoe on it. We stitch a Goodyear welt, so the sole can be replaced and the shoe serves for decades. Not a fashion for one season, but a pair for life.
last
made to your foot
Goodyear
welted
8–12 weeks
handmade
What holds a good shoe.
Hover a part and see what it's made of and why. Every piece has its reason.
01
Upper
Full-grain leather from a European tannery, hand-lasted over your wooden last.
02
Goodyear welt
A leather welt stitched to the upper and the sole — it lets the sole be replaced and insulates better.
03
Sole
Leather or rubber depending on use, hand-stitched, not glued.
04
Insole
A leather insole that moulds to your foot and fits even better over time.
05
Last
A wooden last made exactly to your foot's measurements — the base of the whole pair.
From measuring to first step.
We lead every pair the whole way. You come for a fitting once, the rest is on us.
02
The last
We make a wooden last exactly to your foot. It stays with us for future pairs.
03
Cutting & stitching
We cut the parts, last the upper and stitch a Goodyear welt. By hand.
04
Finishing
Sole, edge dye and polish. Then a fitting and handover.
Workshop
A good shoe isn't the most expensive one. It's the one you swear by ten years on.
I learned the craft from an old master and took over his workshop and his lasts. I work small, only a few dozen pairs a year. I'd rather make fewer pairs that last than a heap for one season.
master of the LAST shoemaking workshop