COOPER AND COOPER CUSTOM CLOTHIER HAS PARTNER WITH

COOPER AND COOPER CUSTOM CLOTHIER • HAS PARTNER WITH ONE OF THE TOP CUSTOM SHOE FACTORIES IN ALMANSA SPAIN • SPAIN’S SHOE-MAKING HISTORY • UNLESS YOU’RE ALREADY PASSIONATE ABOUT SHOES, IT MAY COME AS A SURPRISE THAT SPAIN HAS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SHOEMAKING INDUSTRIES IN THE WORLD. INDEED, EVEN THE ENGLISH WORDS CORDWAINER AND CORDOVAN ARE BOTH ROOTED IN THE SPANISH TOWN OF CÓRDOBA. • HOWEVER, IT’S THE TOWN OF ALMANSA, WHICH IS OFTEN CREDITED FOR SPAIN’S SHOEMAKING HERITAGE. AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTED ABOVE, MANY OF THE BRANDS WE FEATURED HERE WERE MADE IN THAT VERY PLACE! • DURING THE 18 TH CENTURY, ALMANSA’S SHOE PRODUCTION GREW AS A MODEST COTTAGE INDUSTRY IN A VARIETY OF SCATTERED WORKSHOPS. A “MAESTRO” ARTISAN WOULD OVERSEE HIS TWO OFFICIALS AND A SINGLE APPRENTICE AS THEY PRODUCED ALL THEIR SHOES BY HANDS. • ALTHOUGH LOCAL SHOEMAKING WAS ORIGINALLY DESTINED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ALMANSA, WORD WOULD SPREAD OF THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP AND THEY BEGAN SUPPLYING NEARBY TOWNS. CONSEQUENTLY, THERE WERE 200 REGISTERED WORKSHOPS BY THE END OF THE 19 TH CENTURY. .

TODAY’S SPANISH SHOE-MAKING INDUSTRY • Spain’s position in the European shoe industry is particularly significant. Despite two world wars, a civil war, and a crippling recession, Spain’s industry has thrived in the face of major challenges. • As you may have now gathered, the Valencia region hosts the strongest concentration of shoe production with factories in Alicante accounting for 64% of the country’s manufactures. • The Castile-La Mancha shoemaking hubs of Almansa and Fuensalida, although smaller geographically, follow shortly afterwards. • Other major shoemaking areas include Arnedo in La Rioja, and of course the Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Menorca. Finally,

WE OFFER CUSTOM MEN’S SHOES, SOME LADIES SHOES, AND FIND LUXURY GOODS Clients will be able to design their own shoes, with our own 3 D design tool. Able to choose your own material, style, and color. Many different materials to chose from, leather, Patheon, Ostrich, Alligator, and Patina, is an art from in Spain shoe making, they are true artisans in shoe making. Once the shoe is completed, it’s then painted by hand. Also, can added initials on heel. Blake and Goodyear Welt Construction.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE SHOES, AND LUXURY GOODS WE OFFER MEN’S SHOES OXFORD WELT

MEN’S SHOES DOUBLE MONK PATINA

MEN’S ALLIGATOR

WOMEN’S SHOES CHELSEA BOOT

WOMEN’S SHOE LOAFER PATINA

LUXURY GOODS

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