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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade: Part 8 | “WE CARE” Collection for The People Concern

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Source: “WE CARE” COLLECTION Before the COVID-19 quarantine was established I was in the middle of creating a custom shoe with COMUNITYmade. I was documenting the process and placing videos on my YouTube. The contrast with how I made shoes for my shoe companies was stark. As I’ve stated a number of times, my shoes…

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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade: Part 7 | Repair & Hiatus due to COVID-19 Social Distancing

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Visit https://www.comunitymade.com/ In this video I show the process of the cobbler beginning the repair of my custom shoes from COMUNITYmade. Noah sent me pictures of the process last week prior to the shutdown of stores in California to maintain social distancing as the unknowns around COVID-19 are too great. I did my best to…

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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade: Part 6 | Attention to Detail and Honesty is Dope

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  Visit https://www.comunitymade.com/ The process of creating a custom Traction from COMUNITYmade has been a fantastic process. This week my shoe was supposed to ship, but Noah hit me up to tell me that the toebox counter was created incorrectly and didn’t capture the shape of the Traction. He sent me pictures of the shoe…

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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade: Part 6 | Close Up Pics of the Upper on the Last

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picture of my COMUNITYmade custom Traction in hemp and suede with gold-foil Handcrafted in DTLA stamp As custom work is a big part of what COMUNITYmade does, my design on the Traction is in the queue. Usually you wouldn’t expect to hear anything from the brand at this point especially since they have been gracious…

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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade: Part 5 | Finished Uppers and the Lasting Process

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Custom Shoe Consultation can be found on COMUNITYmade’s website: https://www.comunitymade.com/ In this video Noah shows me my uppers of my pair of COMUNITYmade Traction custom sneakers. He explains the lasting process and shows you COMUNITYmade’s custom lasts. This is a great video for those who are interested in the process of what happens with a…

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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade: Part 4 | Cut & Sew In the Workshop

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Custom Shoe Consultation can be found on COMUNITYmade’s website: https://www.comunitymade.com/ In this video Noah introduces me to Richard who is the cobbler/fabricator of my pair of COMUNITYmade Traction custom sneakers. We get a look at the process of taking the fabric and preparing for the last before the shoe is adhered to the outsole. This…

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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade Part 3 | Mock Drawing and Q&A on Bulk Pricing

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Custom Shoe Consultation: https://www.comunitymade.com/products… The steps in creating a custom, handmade shoe aren’t as difficult as they seem and the process allows for me to share as much information as possible. While the sneaker community thrives on the opportunity to establish how many pair of shoes we have in the collection and the best pairs…

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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade | Cost Breakdown and Material Selection Part 2

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  Part 1: https://arch-usa.com/building-a-custo In the previous video with Noah from COMUNITYmade we laid out the steps it would take to go from conception to actual product. In this video we take the time to talk about, 0:30 The Cost of a COMUNITYmade shoe vs the cost of shoes made in China 1:58 Minimum Wage…

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Building a Custom Shoe with COMUNITYmade Part 1 | True Sustainability Happens Locally

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Source: https://www.comunitymade.com/ Part 2: https://arch-usa.com/building-a-custom-shoe-with-comunitymade-cost-breakdown-and-material-selection-part-2/ The buzzword for the entire sneaker industry is “sustainability”. Every brand has made it a point to highlight what they are doing to become carbon neutral. Saucony ran an ad during the Super Bowl. adidas has heavily invested in Parlay for the Oceans to utilize recycled plastic. Nike and Under…

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Dope S–t I Like: COMUNITYmade premium shoes | Why Wait On Yeezy for Made in the USA?

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  COMUNITYmade is a catalyst for change. We sell premium shoes, handcrafted locally in L.A. and give locally to support the arts, education and ending homelessness. The sale of our shoes fuels our mission to inspire action, participation and empowerment of others in the community. Changing perspectives from ME to WE. Source: COMUNITYmade premium shoes….

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