FIRST MEETING
Meet in person: Design Interview
Set budget, sign contract
Get measurements
Payment:
Design deposit of $1,000
(non-refundable)
plus exotic leather costs if applicable.
PHASE ONE
1 to 2 months*
Design Phase begins
Sarah prepares lasts, design samples and creates technical patterns
The conversation continues…
SECOND MEETING
Meet in person: Design review & client design approval
Review illustrations, models and/or samples
Collaborative revisions & adjustments
Payment:
Deposit to begin work
(50% of full estimate
minus design & materials deposit)
PHASE TWO
5 to 6 months*
Clicking, Skiving,
Decorative stitching & Embroidery,
Closing, Insole prep, Pre-lasting and preparation for fitting…
Meet in person: Final fitting
Boots are ½ made
Fit is fine tuned & approved by you
PHASE THREE
5 to 6 months*
Final boot-last adjustments, lasting, inseaming, bottoming, pegging, sole stitching, heel-building, sole finishing, treeing, polishing and finishing
FINAL MEETING:
COME & GET’EM!
Meet in person: Final fitting
Boots are finished and ready for pickup
Payment:
Final payment is due
(50% of full estimate)
* Each bespoke pair of boots requires different amounts of time to create. Therefore time estimates are based on past projects and will fluctuate based on actual time needed for the handmade process.
NEED A PAIR OF BOOTS? GET ON THE WAITING LIST NOW.
Current wait time is 4 months before a project begins
& approximately 15 months until boots are finished.
BESPOKE
PROCESS
Going from idea to walking on bespoke boots
CONNECT
Let’s schedule a phone call or meet via video chat to see if we are a good client-maker match.
GET ON THE WAITING LIST
Sarah has several projects ongoing at various stages — bootmaking requires a juggling of time-sensitive stages. If we feel like our collaboration will be successful, Sarah will add you to her production schedule. Sarah will get in touch as the project start date approaches to schedule your first meeting.