Comments on: Daniel Day-Lewis Loves the Shoes http://shoeblogs.com/2008/01/02/daniel-day-lewis-loves-the-shoes/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:02:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sarah http://shoeblogs.com/2008/01/02/daniel-day-lewis-loves-the-shoes/#comment-566117 Sarah Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:35:24 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/01/02/daniel-day-lewis-loves-the-shoes/#comment-566117 Shoe school- you are so lucky! I watched a special on TLC in which Stacy London got to tour the Ferragamo shoe factory in Italy, and helped them make her a pair of Ferragamo shoes. It was so interesting watching the process. I'd love to be able to take a workshop like that, just for the experience of crafting something that could be so practical and beautiful. Shoe school- you are so lucky!

I watched a special on TLC in which Stacy London got to tour the Ferragamo shoe factory in Italy, and helped them make her a pair of Ferragamo shoes. It was so interesting watching the process. I’d love to be able to take a workshop like that, just for the experience of crafting something that could be so practical and beautiful.

]]> By: Tricia http://shoeblogs.com/2008/01/02/daniel-day-lewis-loves-the-shoes/#comment-566105 Tricia Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:18:23 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/01/02/daniel-day-lewis-loves-the-shoes/#comment-566105 I'm sending my husband to shoe school. I’m sending my husband to shoe school.

]]> By: Toby Wollin http://shoeblogs.com/2008/01/02/daniel-day-lewis-loves-the-shoes/#comment-566091 Toby Wollin Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:47:52 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/01/02/daniel-day-lewis-loves-the-shoes/#comment-566091 Manolo - I went to a shoe school in Washington State a couple of years ago and spent a week learning all about fitting and making shoes and came home with a pair that actually fit me. If Daniel Day-Lewis likes making shoes, then he is someone who is great with details, likes to do concrete things, and can focus very hard on a task for great periods of time. Going to that workshop was a great experience -- over the years, I've made many things, out of lots of different materials, but had never worked with leather. The smells in that workshop alone were enough to make you swoon. And we will not discuss the equipment - the sewing machines and the presses, and the grinders -- for anyone who actually liked "shop" in high school, it is heaven. But going there gave me a real appreciation for what it takes to make good and beautiful shoes - and the ability to tell anyone who complains about the price of good shoes -- "You have no idea how hard it is to make a shoe that fits well, feels good, and looks good too. Looks good is the easy part - it's the engineering of fitting a human being's foot that costs a lot." Manolo - I went to a shoe school in Washington State a couple of years ago and spent a week learning all about fitting and making shoes and came home with a pair that actually fit me. If Daniel Day-Lewis likes making shoes, then he is someone who is great with details, likes to do concrete things, and can focus very hard on a task for great periods of time. Going to that workshop was a great experience — over the years, I’ve made many things, out of lots of different materials, but had never worked with leather. The smells in that workshop alone were enough to make you swoon. And we will not discuss the equipment - the sewing machines and the presses, and the grinders — for anyone who actually liked “shop” in high school, it is heaven. But going there gave me a real appreciation for what it takes to make good and beautiful shoes - and the ability to tell anyone who complains about the price of good shoes — “You have no idea how hard it is to make a shoe that fits well, feels good, and looks good too. Looks good is the easy part - it’s the engineering of fitting a human being’s foot that costs a lot.”

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