Madeworn shoes

MadeWorn MadeWorn shoes shoes are are original original works works of of art, art, scrupulously handcrafted by artist, designer scrupulously handcrafted by artist, designer and and shoemaker shoemaker Blaine Blaine Halvorson.

Halvorson. Inspired Inspired by by hystoric mining communities of the American hystoric mining communities of the American west, west, the the footwear footwear is is constructed constructed with with authentic materials from the late 1800’sauthentic materials from the late 1800’sleather, leather, canvas, canvas, or or burlap-handpicked burlap-handpicked by by the the designer from objects found in the legendary designer from objects found in the legendary ghost ghost towns towns of of Montana Montana and and Nevada.

Nevada.

Embellishments and closures-copper Embellishments and closures-copper rivets, rivets, buckles, or other decorative pieces-are buckles, or other decorative pieces-are also also artifacts from the period, sourced from vintage artifacts from the period, sourced from vintage chaps, chaps, braces, braces, and and belts belts worn worn by by cowboys, cowboys, mineral prospectors, miners, and other mineral prospectors, miners, and other early early pioneers.

Mid-shaft and ankle boots, lace-up pioneers. Mid-shaft and ankle boots, lace-up shoes, shoes, loafers, loafers, and and slip-ons, slip-ons, are are all all made made to to order in the artisan’s Los Angeles workshop order in the artisan’s Los Angeles workshop with with each each one-of-a-kind one-of-a-kind pair pair lasted, lasted, sewn, sewn, nailed and finished by hand.

The footwear nailed and finished by hand. The footwear is is presented to the customer in a handmade wooden presented to the customer in a handmade wooden box. box. Halvorson’s Halvorson’s masterful masterful use use of of antique antique materials in MadeWorn’s modern custom materials in MadeWorn’s modern custom shoes, shoes, conveys a rare authenticity and a passion conveys a rare authenticity and a passion for for craft that dispenses with the decades in craft that dispenses with the decades in between. between.