Elegance begins with the shoes - every hand-sewn made-to-measure shoe is a masterpiece of craftsmanship that both protects the human foot from a variety of inconveniences and as an article of clothing expresses the taste of the wearer. The highly artistic craft of producing comfortable, beautiful, and classical gentlemen's shoes remains even today a handcraft carried out by individualists for individualists. More than 200 work processes are necessary to produce a single pair of shoes, taking approximately 10 weeks Artistic photographs depict the materials, tools and valous models of shoe. Unique photographic sequences enable the interested reader to enter the world of shoe craftsmanship.