The newest brand from the Indonesian boot revolution | Crù Ñonpareil
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Fully Handmade Boots using traditional Veldschoen construction, natural Italian horse butt leather and Dr. Sole originals. A true handmade boot starting around $650, fully customizable could be exactly what you’re looking for.
Featuring @WeltedWare, Jesse Gaarenstroom & @v_r_
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Thank you for the honest review David. I think a lot of folks see our brand as a larger brand, but due to our size it’s always difficult to execute some aspects perfectly. Unknowingly to most, I exclusively run this brand all on my own from sourcing materials, to packaging, to social media and all things involving the brand.
We’ve had a lot of folks talk about our upgrades after your video when reaching out to us. But when you’re small you aren’t buying materials or accessories for the boots in bulk so in order to keep cost down we keep trying to our best to be competitive in a market where larger companies play.
Thank You again, hopefully we can dial in The Perfect Fit next time and enable a much better personal experience for you with the brand.
Thank you kenwin! Yes of course, these are the unique aspects of any and every shoemaker. No matter how well made or perfectly executed a product may be, it doesn’t mean every client is right for every maker or vice versa.
That’s perfectly acceptable, but sometimes clients don’t take that situation well because they feel they should always be right and get to buy what they want for the price they expect.
That said, keep up the great work, love to see how things continue to grow and expand!
Amazing finish!
Had some good chats with Kenwin - and can’t wait to see what the brand becomes as the years progress!
What exactly is the difference here with the Veldschoen construction vs traditional stitchdown? Is there a welt that binds the insole as well as pushes the upper outward? Whereas stitchdown just binds the upper to a midsole and outsole in that manner?
Boots starts at 650 before so called "upgrades". I think 75 bucks for vibram commando sole is a show stopper for me. I was ok with the base price. Viberg still works for me.
Yeah that’s fair, as after all it’s your money. That said, whether it’s called an upgrade or add on, those do have additional costs.
Appreciate you sharing your experience!
They look like beautiful boots. I’ve chatted with Kenwin about ordering a RTW pair but decided to not pull the trigger bc he doesn’t do return/exchange.
I don't think you'll find any makers who do returns in custom handmade boots, it's not like they can hold it goes back into inventory or something with normal RTW
Yeah, Michael it’s the nature of made to order products. Not custom, but even stock models that are made when the order is placed, this means the shoe is still made specifically for the clients order.
Not anything specific to the shoemaker. You’ll definitely find more of the experience you’re looking for in some of the larger shoemakers who have stock ready to ship and exchange
@@Shellvedge I absolutely understand the challenge that smaller boutique shoemakers have, and that even they’re ready to wear items are typically made to order. Which is why I never moved forward ordering a pair from Kenwin. It’s a tough pill to swallow when you order a four or $500 pair of shoes they don’t fit and you’re stuck with them.
@@TMX130 I wasn’t looking to purchase a pair of custom-made boots. I understand the nature of custom made boots or shoes, and that they’re not going to be returnable. I was simply referring to his ready to wear line of shoes. There are many brands out there that do allow returns for their ready to wear products. This is not one of those brands. And as nice as I think his designs are, I’m not willing to take the risk of purchasing something that may not fit.
Are they remaking the boots for you? It’s a lot of money to put out for something that you can’t wear. As you and I have discussed. It’s my biggest fear when working with a new Shoemaker.
No we decided not to. That risk always exists and as I think I’ve explained, communication is really the best way to mitigate that risk.
It doesn’t guarantee it will be perfect but obsessing about conveying what you expect will be more impactful than anything else.