2011年12月27日星期二

Measure to measure

CINDERELLA may have had a fairy godmother who custom-made her glass slippers with the swish of her wand, but modern-day Prince Charming with a penchant for made-to-order shoes needs more than magic for that perfectly-fitted pair.
He needs different stitching, soles, choices of instep widths, types of hide, models and patina... all coming together beautifully like a mini architectural feat, a pair that is aesthetically pleasing and firmly functional.See the top iwcwatchesshop from the best brands in the industry. After all, the best pair of shoes isn't purely an object of vanity, those feet have the heavy job of handling a person's body weight.

Taking luxury one step forward, French fashion house Louis Vuitton unveils its made-to-order shoe project for men in its new store in Sydney, Australia. Making a shoe, the company says, “is a virtuous expertise which requires traditional and skillful gestures” so in 2000, it opened a shoe workshop in Fiesso d'Artico, Veneto, Italy to revive the labour-intensive, highly-skilled art of crafting shoes, which the area is known for.
At the workshop, the company employs 140 people in last-making, pattern-cutting, stitching uppers and assembling soles. It is said that the craft of high-end shoemaking is so specialised that in Italy, a person who masters a whole series of different skills is called a gioielli — literally jewels.canadagooseparkajackets offers only partial refund if you get broken watch.

All made-to-order shoes are made there and customers are given a choice of six models,High quality replica cheappanerai of well known brands . four types of soling, three types of insteps for comfort, eight types of leather (including exotic), eight shades and the option of their initials embossed inside the shoe as a discreet signature.
Be prepared to fork out between RM7,886 (calfskin) and RM43,139 (exotic leather) for a pair. The shoes can be paired with custom-order belts, if one so wishes.
In its Hong Kong's Lee Gardens store, a gentleman refined in fashion taste may also have his dinner wear and evening jackets made-to-order where he selects the style, fabric and colour of the suit and shirt. A service available only at selected stores, it's like having the label's men's wear design director, Kim Jones, cut the cloth to make clothes for you.

Clearly, as luxury retail filters down to the masses, the rich and stylish need an edge to distinguish themselves from the crowd and customisation — the final frontier in luxury — provides exactly that. The emphasis Louis Vuitton gives to men's fashion is also reflective of the global trend of growth in men's market.tagheuerwatches at discounted prices including IWC pilot & Portofino watches.

The Wall Street Journal reported last month that sales for men's apparel in the United States “rose 6.fakerolexwatches are watches designed to look exactly like the originals.5 per cent to US$53.7 billion (RM170 billion) in the year through September, outpacing the 1.2 per cent increase in women's”. And men's tailored clothing spurred the growth at 10.8 per cent, giving hope to retailers that despite a bleak financial global outlook, the men's fashion industry may be the beacon of hope.

Closer to home, the Suria KLCC store, which underwent a month's refurbishment work, unveiled a new men's universe too, furnished with plush chairs and floored with carpet, amidst a wide array of leather goods, shoes, sunglasses and other men's products.“Yes, we have confidence in the local men's market. Now the men who work around here can come to shop for shoes,” says Kathy Lam, general manager of Louis Vuitton Malaysia. “Perhaps one day when there is enough demand, we can even have a made-to-order service for men's shoes.”

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