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Imagen [1] por Hugo Esteves [2] CC/By [3]
Today's videos focus on the artisans around the world still making shoes by hand. From Mexico to Japan: we'll take a look at how different shoes, slippers and sandals are made.
We start our journey with Mexico. The Rarámuri indian's [4] name is said to mean those who run fast, and that has sparked the attention of runners who believe that by walking in the traditional Tarahumara's shoes, the huaraches [5], they may be able to tap onto their speed and resistance.
This previous video [6]showed us a Tarahumara indian tying on his traditional huaraches: this next video [7] shows a new incarnation of the huarache as readapted by the barefoot running page InvisibleShoe [8].
The Japanese also have their traditional sandals. These next videos show how to make zōri [9] [jp], waraji [10](1 [11] and 2 [12]) and geta sandals [13] (starts at 2:28) respectively:
The wooden clogs or klompen have been part of Dutch identity and image for years. Here [14], we see how they are traditionally made using hand tools:
This short note [15] shows us one of 4 traditional Peranakan beaded slippers makers of Singapore:
But not only traditional designs are made by hand as we can see in this next video [16]. In Sri Lanka, traditional cobbling skills are put to work making modern shoes:
And last but not least, a specialized shoe that is dreamed about by many little girls all over the world: the pointe ballerina shoe [17].