We have been making shoes continuously since 1866 and we are only in our third factory in all that time. Apart from our sneakers and our more recent sandal collection, all of our shoes are 'Goodyear Welted.' It takes up to 8 weeks to make our shoes and involves well over 200 individual operations. The 'Goodyear Welted' process was invented in England during the 1800’s and is a time consuming way of making shoes, but it means that the product lasts longer than any other type of shoe. This shoemaking technique involves many individual processes, but the key benefit is that the shoes are strong and last a long time. It also means that the shoe can be re-soled many times over making them a wonderful investment.