Welcome to Gentry Bespoke

Gentry Bespoke was created by master fitter and last maker Steven Lowe, owner of Crispinians Ltd a shoe last and tree making company. More about Cripinians.

With his own vision of classic and contemporary designs he decided to offer a footwear service unrivalled in its approach. From the workshop in Eastbourne, East Sussex,

Gentry Bespoke design footwear for and with our loyal clientele. All shoes are then made by hand to order.

To arrange a fitting and confirm a suitable date and time by appointment, please contact us.

Mens

made to measure

Prices From £2475

Womens

made to measure

Prices From £2475

Boots

made to measure

Prices From £4750

The Process

1. Creating the Shoes

Measures of feet required to create a three dimensional form known as a last. For Made to Order standard measures are used. For Custom and Unique Couture more exacting measures are required for an even better fit.

2. Making a Last

Lasts are carved especially to the measures. Incorporating every aspect of your foot and details of your chosen style.

3. Creating Patterns

From the lasts a pattern is created for the design of shoe required.

4. The Clicker

A Clicker takes the pattern and the chosen material is carefully cut, or 'clicked' out, making sure the stretch of the skin is in the correct direction to ensure proper movement in wear.

5. The Closer

A Closer expertly creates the upper, not only stitching the various parts together, but making any punching notching or other features in the design.

6. The Shoemaker

A shoemaker takes the lasts and uppers and shapes an insole and attaches the sole by hand. The heels are then built to the requested shape.The shoes then have a finish to the sole and edges.

7. A Lining Sock

The lasts are removed after a drying period. Then the inside of the shoe cleaned and finished with a lining sock.

8. The Finished Shoe

Finally the shoes are polished to bring out the natural beauty of the skin or enhance the patina as desired.

9. Shoe Trees

To help preserve the shape of the shoes a pair of shoe trees can be made in a verity of wood types and designs from a copy of the lasts and adapted to use as trees. The wood absorbs excess moisture as well as keeping the original form.

DELIVERY:

Allow approximately six months.

In all up to some 50 hours of work will have been used to create a pair of shoes. Seven expert disciplines each with its own apprenticeship.
Around half the delivery time for subsequent orders as the lasts will then exist especially to your measures.

For any enquiries or to arrange an appointment...

TERMS:

All orders require 50% advance payment.

Due to the nature of the product only changes to the order can be made prior to work commencing.

By appointment, outside the workshop, an offset charge will apply. The cost determined and agreed depending on Location and time.

Appointments outside the workshop within the UK, the sum of our fee will be offset against an order placed at the specified appointment time and date, resulting in no appointment fee.

The fee is non refundable in the case of an order not being placed or cancellation of appointment on the day.
Prior notice of appointment cancellation a full refund can be arranged. Any appointments outside the UK are by arrangement with a fee agreed prior to such an appointment unless at a scheduled event.

All custom lasts will be stored for any future use for the individual client for which it is made and remains our property. If no orders are placed after initial use within a certain time period, a process is in place to remove lasts from our storage the time of which is dependent on our storage demands, we will endeavour to contact the client prior to the process of removing the lasts from our storage. In the event of this happening a new pair of lasts will need to be produced.

By placing an order and paying you are accepting these terms and conditions.