My pricing will be a bit more expensive when I start taking orders again, labor alone will cost 400. The reason behind the increase is because I spend more time on hands with the shoe, I pay more attention to detail and make sure things come out right and if not do them over(I did that quite a bit last year). It got to the point that 300 averaged out in the hours that I spent on a pair of shoes would come out bellow minimum wage, and I like many others have bills to pay so that cannot continue.
The labor plus any extra fees, for example materials, embroideries, quilting and anything else will total at a high price depending on how intricate the shoe will be. A shoe of that price must be perfect of course, the only thing that has had me worried as of late is the durability of the glue on the soles, the upper themselves for me have come out really well or perfect on the last couple of shoes(except for my very latest vans pair) so I have to experiment with several glues and make sure they hold up to long and hard wear(everyday kind of shoe). So with that said, when I’m done with my portfolio I will spend a month or two just making shoes for myself or friends/family to wear in order to test out the durability of the shoes.
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