Old Shoes Have New Life - Page 2
Meanwhile, all kinds of heeled ladies' footwear can still be donated to Goodwill, Salvation Army, any local thrift stores, or Freecycle where they can become someone else's treasure.
For ladies who are looking for high-heeled shoes that are high-end (between 350 to 500 euros a pair), hand-made, custom-made from recycled materials, there's this video on YouTube. The shoe designer gets leather from old leather jackets and pants she finds from vintage stores, and uses reclaimed wood for the heels.
Besides using Japanese Kimono silk fabric to make her shoes, which is a renewable resource, she's doing her bit in keeping the tradition of making kimono silk fabrics alive.
She doesn't mass produce her shoes, she works only to order, which means she only uses resources when a customer places an order. So no shoes are made and then left to sit around gathering dust before it gets thrown out because no one wants it.
Not many people can afford such exclusive, high-end high-heeled shoes, Henrietta Rose's shoe making business showcases the point that it's possible to develop similar cottage industries that use recycled or reused materials. Such cottage industries could produce affordable and environmentally friendly, yet stylish shoes to cater to local needs for ladies' heeled shoes.
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