Whats the process of making a shoe?
AO: One step of the process is Carla and I picking out old fabrics from thrift stores. In Guatamala, the wives of the cobblers we work with work in a fair-trade weaving co-op, so any Guatamalan fabric we also source from them as well. We also source from our local NYC fabric vendors. It’s basically us having an idea for a new shoe, and us going to the cobbler, talking with him, letting him know what were looking for, and he’ll make us a sample and we’ll work out all the edits usually four or five times. We’ll go back and forth until we get the solid pattern of what we want. That involves us being there a lot. Usually every other week. WC: What excites you most about the process? AO: The ways material can be used. Carla and I are both excited about how things can facilitate human activity, and how they relate to each other. It really interests us to see it at that basic level. WC: So, why Guatamala? AO: My father’s side of the family has had a long history with Central and South America
