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The Ivy League came calling

I had an interesting call from a nice young man in the Yale University theater department. He needed a source for period shoes for a production that they’ll be doing this spring. I explained that we are totally custom and that he’d need to provide me with actual foot outlines and measurements for us to [...]

Heavily slashed Renaissance slipper

Over the holiday’s I had a note asking if the purple and gold slipper would be appropriate for a man and could it be made with a change in colors. That’s our definition of custom. Everything can be changed. In this case, all he wanted to change was the color. Most of the slippers can [...]

Success with Elizabethian Slippers

We’ve had a successful conclusion for the customer with the foot problems. The shoes fit like the glove leather they were constructed with and she’s very pleased. She tells me that the new gown should be ready soon and she’ll be ready to dance. The gold detail was made with pale gold metallic finished leather [...]

Tudor Lady’s Slippers Ready for Fitting

Chris approved the design and selected metallic gold with black for her colors. The slippers are constructed from two layers of kidskin to accommodate the extreme sensitivity of her skin. The are made without an insole or sole and sent to her for a fitting. Excess leather is left on the bottom to allow us [...]