If a pair of mass-produced shoes off the assembly line isn’t your thing, U.K.-based brand Carréducker London has just what you’re looking for. The company, known for its bespoke handsewn men’s footwear, last fall launched a line of more moderately-priced ready-made styles produced by small, artisanal factories in England.
Now the company is adding to its offering. Earlier this month, Carréducker London launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its newest style: the Barkan, a chukka boot available in a color spread that includes purple and pink and the more practical black and brown.
According to company co-founder James Ducker, its main bespoke collection averages about $4,300 a pair, while the new chukka style can now be had on Kickstarter for just $261 (early birds snagged them for $181 and $239). Delivery is slated for October, and boots can be shipped worldwide. And for those who want to fill their closets full of the iconic style, a pledge of $1,738 comes with eight pairs, all in different colors.
Real footwear aficionados willing to shell out $4,491 will be treated to a pair of bespoke boots. The team will take your measurements in person to create a last, while company owners Ducker and Deborah Carre will personally hand welt and stitch your boots.
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The company was founded in 2004 and regularly see clients for fittings in England at Gieves & Hawkes on Savile Row, and Mayfair and Cockpit Arts in Bloomsbury. For the right price, customers can fly the owners to a location of their choice for a fitting.
Ducker and Carre also run their own shoe-making classes in London and Brooklyn, N.Y., at Brooklyn Bespoke, a shoemaking studio founded by Jesse Moore and Marika Verploegh Chassé, who also offer classes of their own.
