There is no one silver bullet, but hundreds of lead ones!
There is an easy way and a hard way to shoemaking. In order to match and exceed the expectations of the most sophisticated shoe aficionados, we have long ago decided to go for the hard way.
"Greatness requires enormous time. Time and personal commitment are the compulsory means of how expert performers acquire their superior performance. Master shoemakers at Stefano Bemer have long passed that threshold".
One doesn’t become a great shoemaker overnight. The finest examples of leather dress shoes are the result of an extended, deliberate, and high concentration practice beyond one's comfort zone, which allows for the development of skills that are indisputably above average. At Stefano Bemer we aim to excellence in what we do and that is what is expected of us. As Jean Giraudoux once said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”
It takes an average of 100 hours of work to complete a pair of bespoke shoes, assuming you know how to very well, of course!
Approximately 40 hours are devoted to the creation of the last and the designing of a compatible pattern. Another 10 hours are then spent on the making of the fitting shoe. The remaining 50 hours are necessary to cut the leather, sew and last the upper, stitch the welt, stitch the sole onto the welt, stack and level the heels, inlay the metal taps, buff the sole, and finally wax and shine the shoes.
