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Sustainable Good Year welted shoes directly from the manufacturer

Read here about the most sophisticated manufacturing style in terms of quality, durability and longevity as well as the excellent components

Manufacturing of our Good Year welted shoes

Good Year shoes are regarded as the most challenging to produce, which represents the highest quality of manufacture. Previously made exclusively by hand by the master shoemaker, it has been possible since the invention of the Good Year sewing machine to produce Good Year shoes faster and therefore more cost-effectively despite the fact that they are still handcrafted. Even today, bespoke welt-sewn shoe classics are still offered, the price range goes usually from€ 1,500 to € 3,500. For this purpose, an individual wooden last is usually made according to the customer's foot size and the components, such as soles and heels, are built up by hand. The welted shoe is offered in addition to made-to-measure production and the machine-aided Good Year lasting in a further version of the double-stitched welt-sewn shoe; this variant was traditionally used for stronger models, such as crampons and solid mountain boots.

 

The Good Year shoes are sewn twice; the first seam connects the upper leather upper with the leather insole, the second the upper leather upper with the frame and the outsole. This type of production is particularly stable, durable and can best be resole without affecting the leg. From this point of view alone, this kind of lasting is therefore particularly sustainable, which, as with all our products, also and especially applies to the materials we use. The two different seams of the Good Year shoe optimally distribute the tensile and compressive forces of the foot in the rolling movement and let the feet tire significantly less than with other constructions.

 

Traditional shoecraft of our Good Year welted shoes

Nowadays we work in our manufactory with suppliers for the individual components, which means that, for example, the base of the particularly light Vibram outsoles we use for Good Year shoe production are being prepared for mounting by fixing the heel in advance. Comparable to the sewing process by using the machine for the Good Year shoes, we save valuable production time despite the manual work in manufacturing and can therefore offer our product at an extremely favorable price / performance ratio. The quality requirements remain just as high, of course, or by manufacturing small series we even achieve a further reduction in tolerances that can occur with custom-made shoes.

Good Year Maschine zum Nähen der Einstechnaht
Lederauswahl für die Fertigung unserer Good Year Schuhe

Components used in our Good Year welted shoes

For the production of our Good Year shoes we only use materials and components of the highest quality and of European provenance. This of course applies to the upper and lining leather, the leather insoles, the footbeds, midsoles and outsoles from Vibram, to heel materials and small items such as nickel-free eyelets and waxed cotton laces. For the bulging of the Good Year shoes, we traditionally use the locally produced cork meal from the Portuguese cork oak. The real Vibram outsoles are extremely light, very flexible, cushion the step and have an excellent abrasion value. Our Goodyear shoes are delivered with an exchangeable soft footbed, which eliminates the need to break in good Year welted shoes. Right from the start, the customer has an incomparable comfort experience that characterizes all of our shoes. Of course, our Good Year shoes can optionally also be worn without the soft bedding, like all other welted shoes, with an individual footbed breaking the leather insole and the cork filler underneath in, which marks an exact imprint of the customer's foot. Our Goodyear shoes  can be used as well with customized orthopedic insoles instead of our replaceable soft footbeds.

The shape of the last is worked out by us in our development studios in Munich and Aveiro. For production, these are made from dimensionally stable and temperature-stable polystyrene in all sizes. We also develop the soles and patterns in-house to ensure our quality standards. Thanks to the combination of materials, the welted design and the extremely comfortable shape of the last, we achieve the incomparable comfort of our shoes.

Good Year Schuhoberteile, die mit Korkschrot ausgeballt wurden, um eine plane Fläche für die Sohlenaufbringung herzustellen-

Care of our Good Year welted shoes

Natural leather requires regular care; to do this, it should be carefully wiped off with a slightly damp cloth. If it is completely dry, it should be greased to keep it supple, water-repellent and temperature-regulating. This should be done before wearing so that the natural leather is protected. If it gets wet, it is essential that it dries slowly in the air and that it never comes into contact with heat sources. For this purpose, the shoes should be stuffed with newspaper, which should be changed several times until the drying process is complete. Shoes have to rest for at least 24 hours after being worn, 48 hours are better. During this time, they should be stretched on cedar wood spanners in order to keep their shape as long as possible. Our replaceable soft footbed should be removed from our Good Year shoes to dry and rest.

PLAIN DERBY volume F

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PLAIN DERBY volume F
Size: 7.5F | Color: brandy
  Sustainable Good Year shoe, high quality-best value for the money Clean classic design in ecological leathers with sophisticated components, exceptional lightweighted and flexibel Good Year welted style. Classically simple men's Derby made of high-quality materials that meet our sustainability requirements, such as our chrome-free natural leather, the genuine"Vibram" lightweight cellular outsole, the real leather insole, the real cork ball, the anatomically shaped, replaceable soft footbed covered with natural calf leather. Fully leather-lined with glove-soft calfskin lining; the high quality materials used make the shoes particularly light and flexible. The heel is also provided with shock-absorbing lightweight cellular rubber and a resistant rubber patch. This means that our Good Year welted men's shoes are the only ones that are comparatively light, flexible and comfortable and therefore offer exceptional comfort. The sophisticated components provide a particularly pleasant foot climate and contribute mainly to the exceptional comfort of this high-quality shoe. We offer this classic goodyear welted men's shoe model in different widths. Please find detailed information on this under the item "Correct Fit". Manufactured style: „Good Year“ welted construction - the upper leather is being sewn by the first seam to the mounting insole and the welt; the second seam is matching the welt to the midsole and joining the outsole. This kind of construction is state-of-the-art; the most complex, most comfortable, most durable and most sustainable manufacturing of footwear craftmenship. Last and Fit: We offer the classic „Good Year“ welted men's shoes in three different widths to choose from: Version 1: The width „F“ is designed with the inserted half insole for „F +“ to „G“ volumed feet, which corresponds to the "regular" standard foot. Version 2: With the anatomically shaped soft footbed that is included, this version (width „F“ last matching together with the included footbed) fits well the very slim feet. Version 3: The same model is also available in the very comfortable width „H“ for a stronger foot with extra volume. The laced derby parts of the shoe adjust perfectly to the individual volume of your feet. When ordering, please choose carefully your preferred size and width "F" or "H".      

289 .90*
DOUBLE MONK 2 volume H

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DOUBLE MONK 2 volume H
Size: 8.5H | Color: brandy
  Double Monk Good Year welted shoe in ecological natural leathers Extravagant style with fancy additional paddings manufactured in traditional shoe craftsmanship; particularly light and flexible. This is the perfect choice as a fashionable option for the noble, Good Year welted shoe, both practical and comfortable. Of course, we also manufacture this special variant in our temperature-regulating natural leathers, which are sustainably tanned and ensure the incomparable foot climate. High-quality materials, such as the fully lined calfskin lining, genuine leather insole, Vibram light cell sole with built up genuine leather welt, bulging of Portuguese oak cork, shock and step absorbing heels and our replaceable soft footbeds let your feet tire significantly less and support the bone structure in a beneficial way. This fine footwear is fashionably elegant in appearance and at the same time functional and durable in usage. Therefore it offers everything you can and should expect from a perfect shoe.   manufactured style: "Good Year" welted construction, in which the shoe upper is connected to the leather insole and welt with the first seam and then to the outsole with another second seam. This is the most complex, most comfortable, most durable and most sustainable production method for good footwear.   shoe construction:  Machart Wikipedia   Last and fit: We offer these modern welted monk strap shoes in the very comfortable width H. With the replaceable, anatomically shaped soft footbed, this model (H width with removable footbed) fits strong feet.   English size is in 2/3 steps; which does not correspond to the size measurement in half steps. For further information we offer in our size charts the comparison with the other size measurements.   size charts:   Größentabellen  

329 .90*
FULL BROGUE volume F

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FULL BROGUE volume F
Size: 9.5F | Color: brandy
  Classic Good Year style, best value for money, sustainable leather Good Year welted lace-up shoe in natural leather with classic patterns, particularly light and flexible thanks to the construction with VIBRAM cell sole. Classic Derby Brogue desing made of high-quality materials that meet our sustainability requirements, such as our chrome-free natural leather, the genuine"Vibram" lightweight cellular outsole, the real leather insole, the real cork ball, the anatomically shaped, replaceable soft footbed covered with natural calf leather. Fully leather-lined with glove-soft calfskin lining; the high quality materials used make the shoes particularly light and flexible. The heel is also provided with shock-absorbing lightweight cellular rubber and a resistant rubber patch. This means that our Good Year welted men's shoes are the only ones that are comparatively light, flexible and comfortable and therefore offer exceptional comfort. The sophisticated components provide a particularly pleasant foot climate and contribute mainly to the exceptional comfort of this high-quality shoe.  We offer this classic goodyear welted men's shoe model in different widths. Please find detailed information on this under "Last and Fit".   Manufactured style:„Good Year“ welted construction - the upper leather is being sewn by the first seam to the mounting insole and the welt; the second seam is matching the welt to the midsole and joining the outsole. This kind of construction is state-of-the-art; the most complex, most comfortable, most durable and most sustainable manufacturing of footwear craftmenship.   Last and Fit:We offer the classic „Good Year“ welted men's shoes in three different widths to choose from:   Version 1:The width „F“ is designed with the inserted half insole for „F +“ to „G“ volumed feet, which corresponds to the "regular" standard foot. Version 2:With the anatomically shaped soft footbed that is included, this version (width „F“ last matching together with the included footbed) fits well the very slim feet. Version 3:The same model is also available in the very comfortable width „H“ for a stronger foot with extra volume. The laced derby parts of the shoe adjust perfectly to the individual volume of your feet. When ordering, please select your preferred size and width "F" or "H"    

299 .90*
PLAIN DERBY volume H

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PLAIN DERBY volume H
Size: 7H | Color: BLACK
  Sustainable Good Year le leather shoe - best value for the money Clean classic design in ecological leathers with sophisticated components, exceptional lightweighted and flexibel Good Year welted style. Classically simple men's Derby made of high-quality materials that meet our sustainability requirements, such as our chrome-free tanned leather, the genuine"Vibram" lightweight cellular outsole, the genuine leather mounting insole, the real cork ball, the anatomically shaped, replaceable soft footbed covered with fine calf leather. Fully leather-lined with glove-soft calfskin. The high quality materials used make the shoes particularly light and flexible. The heel is also made with a shock-absorbing lightweight cellular rubber and a resistant rubber patch. This means that our Good Year welted men's shoes are the only ones that are lighweight, flexible and comfortable and therefore offer an exceptional comfort. The sophisticated components provide a particularly pleasant foot climate and contribute mainly to the exceptional comfort of this high-quality shoe. We offer this classic goodyear welted men's shoe model in different widths. Please find detailed information below in the item "Last and Fit". Manufactured style:„Good Year“ welted construction - the upper leather is being sewn by the first seam to the mounting insole and the welt; the second seam is matching the welt to the midsole and joining the outsole. This kind of construction is state-of-the-art; the most complex, most comfortable, most durable and most sustainable manufacturing of footwear craftmenship. Last and Fit:We offer the classic „Good Year“ welted men's shoes in three different widths to choose from: Version 1:The width „F“ is designed with the inserted half insole for „F +“ to „G“ volumed feet, which corresponds to the "regular" standard foot. Version 2:With the anatomically shaped soft footbed that is included, this version (width „F“ last matching together with the included footbed) fits well the very slim feet. Version 3:The same model is also available in the very comfortable width „H“ for a stronger foot with extra volume. The laced derby parts of the shoe adjust perfectly to the individual volume of your feet. When ordering, please select your preferred size and width "F" or "H".  

289 .90*
DOUBLE MONK 2 volume H

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DOUBLE MONK 2 volume H
Size: 8.5H | Color: BLACK
  Double Monk Good Year welted shoe in ecological natural leathers Extravagant style with fancy additional paddings manufactured in traditional shoe craftsmanship; particularly light and flexible. This is the perfect choice as a fashionable option for the noble, Good Year welted shoe, both practical and comfortable. Of course, we also manufacture this special variant in our temperature-regulating natural leathers, which are sustainably tanned and ensure the incomparable foot climate. High-quality materials, such as the fully lined calfskin lining, genuine leather insole, Vibram light cell sole with built up genuine leather welt, bulging of Portuguese oak cork, shock and step absorbing heels and our replaceable soft footbeds let your feet tire significantly less and support the bone structure in a beneficial way. This fine footwear is fashionably elegant in appearance and at the same time functional and durable in usage. Therefore it offers everything you can and should expect from a perfect shoe.   manufactured style: "Good Year" welted construction, in which the shoe upper is connected to the leather insole and welt with the first seam and then to the outsole with another second seam. This is the most complex, most comfortable, most durable and most sustainable production method for good footwear.   shoe construction:  Machart Wikipedia   Last and fit: We offer these modern welted monk strap shoes in the very comfortable width H. With the replaceable, anatomically shaped soft footbed, this model (H width with removable footbed) fits strong feet.   English size is in 2/3 steps; which does not correspond to the size measurement in half steps. For further information we offer in our size charts the comparison with the other size measurements.   size charts:   Größentabellen  

329 .90*
FULL BROGUE volume H

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FULL BROGUE volume H
Size: 8.5H | Color: BLACK
  Good Year shoe classic, sustainable leather & best value for money   Classy laced shoe in the Budapest pattern, light and flexible due to the sophisticated components, which is quite unique in Good Year welted constructions. Classy laced shoe in the Budapest pattern, light and flexible due to the sophisticated components, which is quite unique for the Good Year welted construction. Like all our shoes, but most of all this state of the art construction, is designed to the pefect fit, the wellness in wearing, durability and sustainibility. Starting with the conception drawing the style, creating the design, constructing the prototype to the execution of the serial production our goal is to perfect the product in each detail. Each individual component, all the materials used and carefully selected, are designed to reduce weight, increase comfort and improve the foot climate in accordance with our sustainability requirements. That is why we use exclusively our chrome-free tanned natural leather for the upper leathers, as well as for our glove-soft natural calfskin for the linings; genuine leather insoles, real cork bulges; anatomically shaped, removable soft footbeds, which are alos covered with our chrome-free tanned natural calfskin; "Vibram" - lightweight cell soles (vibram.com), reinforced lace holes and waxed cotton laces. Even the heels are designed to be weight-optimized, with shock-absorbing lightweight cellular rubber and a hard-wearing rubber patch. Due to the particularly complex construction, our welted shoes are more durable than all other kind of styles, which is the most sustainable way. Due to the features being described herin, our Good Year welted shoes does not have to be worn in as usual. They feel comfortable and soft as Sneakers from the very beginning on, but stabalize the feet better and of course, providing a far better foot climate. This means that your feet do not tire after a long day at work and not even after additional events after work. Running and standing for hours puts much less strain on your feet, joints and the entire body. Feet, joints and the entire body are relieved by our welted shoes, even when standing and walking for hours, which increases your performance and enjoyment of life, which is what defines the special quality of our extraordinary shoes. We produce our Good Year welted classic men's shoes in three different volumes. Additional information on this is listed in the following point "last and fit", please find below.   manufactured style: „Good Year“ welted construction - the upper leather is being sewn by the first seam to the mounting insole and the welt; the second seam is matching the welt to the midsole and joining the outsole. This kind of construction is state-of-the-art; the most complex, most comfortable, most durable and most sustainable manufacturing of footwear craftmanship. wikipedia Last and fit: We offer the classic welted men's shoes in three different volums:   Version 1: The F width is designed with the inserted half cover sole for F+ to G width, which corresponds to the "normal" standard foot.   Variant 2: With the additional anatomically shaped soft footbed, this variant (F width with alternating footbed) is suitable for particularly slim feet.     Variant 3: For a wider foot with more volume, the same model is also available in the very comfortable H width.   Please select your preferred width "F" or "H" when ordering.   English size is in 2/3 steps; please note that this is not the same as measuring in half increments. You will find the equivalent of the usual size measurement as the designation of the Paris stitch, which is to be compared with the English measurement. For more information please check the item "size charts".      

299 .90*