Join Kirby as he travels to Mallorca, Spain, to visit the factory of Carmina Shoemaker! Renowned for their goodyear welted leather dress shoes, Carmina has developed a cult following among the well-dressed for their beautiful shoes. In this video, Kirby visits their boutique in Parma and commissions a pair of spectators to go with his new vintage suit before going to the factory to see them being made!

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Carmina Shoemaker: The Best Goodyear Welted Dress Shoes in the World?
00:00 Introduction
02:26 the Palma store
10:15 Designing my shoes
14:13 Going to the factory
16:05 Pattern design
21:04 Leather selection
25:08 Pattern cutting
26:25 Sewing the uppers together
33:03 Collecting the upper
34:55 Collecting the last
39:05 Lasting the upper
40:51 Welting the shoe
43:55 The shank and Cork
46:25 Attaching the outsole
48:34 Cutting the channel
49:07 Stitching the outsole
50:22 Attaching the heels
52:08 Finishing the outsole
54:47 Nailing the outsole
55:17 Removing the last
56:04 Polishing
57:20 Boxing the shoes
58:20 Trying the shoes on
01:00:35 Final thoughts


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