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Happy Feet Made to Order

What if Cinderella’s glass slippers hadn’t fit and the fairy godmother was compelled to buy something off the rack? The fairy tale would have ended quite differently. The moral of the story might just be — Get your shoes made to order. Bespoke shoes are also the answer if your feet do not measure up to any standard shoe size, being either too small or too big. For, whether you are wearing mules, sling-backs, ballets, sneakers, pumps, heels, or blüchers, nothing will make you feel good if you are wincing at every step. Or you may want to wear something “exclusive” on a comparatively, shoestring budget. Here are some options:

THE MODERN SHOEMAKER:

In Chandigarh’s Sector 34 inner market, Gagan Shoe Shop and Dalip Shoemaker have never seen a dull day in business. For more than 25 years, they have been making shoes on order, catering to a variety of demands. “But we make shoes only for men,” says Subhash Chand, who joined the family business more than 10 years ago. Chand says while the shoe market has really expanded lately and this has affected their business in some ways, their loyal customers still prefer to wear handmade customized shoes. So they keep coming back to his shop year after year. “These are discerning customers who can tell genuine leather from the fake, and know that each pair has been made over many days,” says Chand, a third-generation shoemaker. He adds that most customers come with international books which have latest designs and these people replicate the design as per the colour choice. As opposed to ‘readymade, machine-made shoes’, Chand believes hand-crafted shoes not only last longer, but are also more feet-friendly and light-weight. The genuine leather they use is sourced from Delhi and Karnal.

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