Your design, made by hands that have made shoes for 35 years.
We develop and manufacture women’s sandals, slippers and flat shoes for boutiques, importers and independent brands. Send a sketch, a reference photo or a sample pair — we take it from there.
OEM or ODM — start wherever you are
Some buyers arrive with a finished tech pack. Others arrive with a photo saved from Instagram and a target price. Both are workable starting points.
You bring the design
You supply the drawings, tech pack, material specification or a physical sample. We make the pattern, cut the last, source the materials and produce to your specification. Your brand, your box, your labels. Your design and artwork stay yours — we do not resell or show them to other buyers.
You start from our library
Choose from more than a thousand original designs we have developed over three decades, then change what you need — upper material, colour, heel height, trim, sole, packaging. Faster and cheaper than developing from zero, because the pattern and last already exist.
Where customisation actually happens
Not every change costs the same. The list below runs roughly from the cheapest and fastest at the top to the most involved at the bottom.
| What you change | Impact on cost | Added development time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour of an existing style | None to low | None | Subject to material availability; some colours have their own minimums |
| Packaging, box, hangtag, insole print | Low | 3–5 days | Send print-ready artwork; we can arrange local box printing |
| Trim — buckles, rhinestones, raffia, bows | Low to medium | 3–7 days | Hardware minimums may apply on unusual pieces |
| Upper material or leather grade | Medium | 5–7 days | The single biggest lever on landed cost |
| Strap layout and upper pattern | Medium | 7–10 days | New pattern required; existing last reused |
| Outsole or wedge on an existing mould | Medium | 7–10 days | Choose from moulds we already hold |
| New last or new outsole mould | High — one-off tooling | 20–30 days | Tooling is charged once and reused on every repeat order |
Take an existing last and outsole from our library, then change the upper pattern, material and trim. Visually it reads as a new shoe. Financially it skips the tooling cost entirely and reaches production two to three weeks sooner.
From your first message to the first carton
Brief and feasibility
Send whatever you have — a photo, a sketch, a competitor’s product page, or a physical pair. Tell us your target retail price, your market and roughly how many pairs you expect to order in the first season. We come back with an honest yes, no, or “yes but not at that price”.
Quotation and material selection
We quote against a specific material list rather than a vague description, so you can see exactly what is driving the price. If the number is too high we will show you which two or three substitutions bring it down and what they cost you in look or durability.
Pattern, last and prototype
Our pattern makers cut the upper pattern and prepare the last. The first prototype is made by hand in the development room, photographed from every angle, and shipped to you.
Sample review and revision
You wear it, measure it, and mark up what is wrong. Strap too tight across the instep, heel a centimetre too high, colour half a shade off — all normal on a first sample. Most styles settle after one or two revisions.
Confirmed sample and sealed pair
Once you approve, we seal a reference pair and keep it in the workshop. Every pair in the bulk run is checked against that sealed sample, not against a drawing. This is what stops a batch drifting away from what you approved.
Bulk production
Materials are cut, uppers stitched, lasted, soled and finished by the same craftsmen who built your sample. We photograph the line partway through so you can see progress before the goods are boxed.
Final inspection, packing and shipment
Every pair is checked, paired, boxed and cartoned with your markings. We send inspection photographs and the packing list before the goods leave, and hand over to your forwarder or ours.
The more of this you have, the faster development gets
None of it is mandatory. A single photo is enough to start a conversation. But each item below removes a round of guessing.
- Reference images — front, side, back and sole of the look you are after
- A physical sample — by far the fastest way to communicate fit and feel
- Target retail and landed cost — this shapes every material decision
- Size run and ratio — EU, US or UK, and how many pairs per size
- Colourways — Pantone references if you have them, physical swatches if you do not
- Material preferences — leather, PU, raffia, textile, and anything you must avoid
- Branding artwork — logo files for insole, sock lining, box and hangtag
- Market and season — where it will sell and when it needs to land
Thirty pairs is a real order here
Most factories treat a thirty-pair order as an inconvenience. We built our workshop around small runs, because that is what independent buyers actually need when they are testing a style for the first time.
Test before you commit
Order thirty pairs across a size run, sell through a season, then repeat what worked. Far better than a thousand pairs of a style your customers turn out not to want.
Tooling paid once
If your first order needs a new last or mould, that cost is paid once. Every repeat order after it carries only the unit price.
Your designs stay confidential
Anything you send us is used for your production only. We do not offer your designs to other buyers, and we are happy to sign an NDA before you send artwork.
Send us the shoe you have in your head.
A photo and a target price are enough. We will tell you within a day whether we can make it, what it will cost, and how long it will take.
