PROCESS AND BEHIND THE SCENES

Steamed Shoes

Steamed Shoes

Faye Smith

Steamed Shoes. You heard me. Each leather has it's happy way it likes to get stretched...some warm water, some cool, some long soaks and some a quick rinse. It depends...

Steamed Shoes

Faye Smith

Steamed Shoes. You heard me. Each leather has it's happy way it likes to get stretched...some warm water, some cool, some long soaks and some a quick rinse. It depends...

Possibilities

Possibilities

Faye Smith

For me, the most hopeful stage of shoe development is the masked last. We mask the last so we can draw a design then peel it off to extract a...

Possibilities

Faye Smith

For me, the most hopeful stage of shoe development is the masked last. We mask the last so we can draw a design then peel it off to extract a...

Tannins and Veg Tan

Tannins and Veg Tan

Faye Smith

Cow hides transform to beautiful leather once they are tanned. There are various metal and chemical tanning agents, but we prefer vegetable tannins for many ecological, aesthetic, breathability, and even...

Tannins and Veg Tan

Faye Smith

Cow hides transform to beautiful leather once they are tanned. There are various metal and chemical tanning agents, but we prefer vegetable tannins for many ecological, aesthetic, breathability, and even...

Sevilla Smith may be my own name, but the work is not mine alone.

Sevilla Smith may be my own name, but the work ...

Faye Smith

Having two production workshops 6 time zones apart is no easy undertaking, but sourcing in Europe while keeping as much production in the US is critical to our model. I...

Sevilla Smith may be my own name, but the work ...

Faye Smith

Having two production workshops 6 time zones apart is no easy undertaking, but sourcing in Europe while keeping as much production in the US is critical to our model. I...

Location. Location. Location.

Location. Location. Location.

Faye Smith

When you live where you tan leather, you will care for the air. When you grow the olive trees for your family's olive oil, you will care for the water....

Location. Location. Location.

Faye Smith

When you live where you tan leather, you will care for the air. When you grow the olive trees for your family's olive oil, you will care for the water....

Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

Faye Smith

To say I am living a feverpitch dream these past few days is an understatement. It is one hyperventilating Lifetime worthy event after another in 24 hrs. From a peek...

Under the Tuscan Sun

Faye Smith

To say I am living a feverpitch dream these past few days is an understatement. It is one hyperventilating Lifetime worthy event after another in 24 hrs. From a peek...