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Friday, January 12, 2007

Fashion Custom Shoes in PDX

Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Fri, Jan 12 at 5:01 PM

Some of you may know Donovan, possibly from his days as part of the collective down at Burnside Proper, and his handmade, custom, and very unique shoes. I am 99% sure he is the only guy in town making shoes (single guy—I’m not talking about Nike or Adidas here). The styles seem quite historically infulenced, esoteric, and remind me somewhat of the California-based label Cydwoq. Most of them are probably not for the average joe—it takes moxy to know how to work them. Check his newly updated web site for more photos and ordering info.

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I cannot imagine a reason to pay for those shoes. If the ones on the site are the best of the crop, I certainly hope they didn't quit their day jobs.

Posted by Zenboy | January 13, 2007 1:15 PM

i think those shoes rule.

shoe shopping in portland is hard for guys.

Posted by george | January 13, 2007 2:36 PM

i think those shoes rule.

shoe shopping in portland is hard for guys.

Posted by george | January 13, 2007 2:37 PM

Those shoes are awesome, and a steal for bespoke footwear. I love the leather and teak pumps and the "biker", a couple of the designs need a little more refinement but I am very happy someone is doing this portland.

Posted by kyle | January 13, 2007 9:24 PM

Isn't there some old-school shoe repair shop downtown that makes custom shoes? The details, of course, escape me...

Posted by Zach | January 14, 2007 6:08 PM

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