Exclusive Interview With John Lobb Paris Shoemaking Teacher Francois Madoni

"P >" shoe making workshop "custom-made leather shoes is a tradition that the European upper class gentlemen have always followed.

With the pursuit of high quality lifestyle rising in the East, old shoe shops in the old world in Europe have also been stationed in Asia.

The gentlemen of Tokyo, Hongkong, Taipei and Shanghai also get the "only one pair" high-end customized services from European shoe masters, such as Francois Madoni Lobb Fran, a senior shoe specialist who visited the Shanghai VIP customer appointment recently (Fran OIS Maddonini).

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Mr. Francois in the shop of < p > John Lobb always wears a leather apron with a factory cover.

In the beauty of Hang Lung Plaza, he felt his uniqueness at first glance.

The ordinary leather apron, as if it was his status symbol, is like a carved crutch that he must have in his hands.

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< p > Mr. Francois has every reason to put up a respecting teacher: he has been in and out of his father's shoe store since he was young, and he has been a shoemaker for John Lobb for 12 years. Before that, he worked with Yves Saint Laurent in Saint Laurent.

"This is the most beautiful experience in life."

Mr. Francois couldn't hide his admiration for the master. "Before leaving Paris, I went to the cinema to see the movie" Eve San Roland "just released.

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< p > "I arrived in Shanghai only yesterday. Before that, I went to Taipei and Osaka."

The senior shoe maker never thought that he would become a traveller someday because he was proficient in handicrafts.

He stays in each city for two or three days, making a "foot" for custom-made customers.

Size is only the first step in the whole big customization process.

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Like < p > > a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > dress < /a > advanced customization, leather shoes are also divided into "Ready to Wear" into shoes and private custom.

In John Lobb, there are 190 processes to make shoes, while private custom leather shoes are more complicated. Shoe last production, cutting, pattern drawing, sewing, polishing, and shoe making make up 360 processes.

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Less than 5 months after the "a href=" http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp "custom-made customer" /a "in France, the leather shoes that are fully fit to their feet can be obtained, while Asian customers will have to wait for up to 8 months." P "

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< p > and the most important link is the original < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > shoe pattern < /a > try on.

Customers must wear leather raw shoes in person, and communicate with the shoe master whether the size and shoe type are satisfactory.

"I will cut off the vamp and heel and observe where the feet are."

Establishing a sense of trust with customers and understanding their needs is also a major task for shoe masters.

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< p > as the brand of Hermes, not only are each pair of shoes "Made in Paris", John Lobb also has the highest requirement in the cortex.

"Nowadays, there are not many kinds of leather shoes to choose from, such as cowhide, sheepskin, crocodile skin, and ostrich skin."

All kinds of rare skins have different colors to choose from.

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People who come to customize leather shoes are also very popular. The celebrities, government officials, and even the incumbent kings of Morocco are in the VIP directory of brands. P

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