cafegoddess

Hi Cicerone,

I hope you don't mind but I just sent you an email. I don't usually post on the Asia Forum but I read a lot of your posts regarding Hong Kong. I can't find the thread regarding a place in Hong Kong that makes custom made shoes. Could you post the name if that place again?

Thank you in advance.

M

Marija

In case Cicerone is offline, here's what she's written before:

http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...e-shopping.cfm

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I read about this just yesterday. The place is in the Mandarin Oriental. Starts with a "M". Sorry, that's all I remember.

Marija

It's Mayer shoes:

Cicerone says:

"For shoes in Hong Kong, I would recco the following:

LIII Couture
Shop 75 Tower 2
Admiralty Centre
18 Harcourt Road
tel 2136-9739

First the good news on LIII: they make fantastic shoes in every material, color and style you can imagine. They have copies of designer shoes. They have copied shoes for me that are made better than the originals. They use very good quality materials and use leather linings and add arch paddings. They fit beautifully. They can copy from a photo. Now the bad news: they ain't cheap. The first pair will cost you a bit more than US$200, that is because they need to make a "last" that is, a mold of your foot. After that, subsequent pairs (in any style and most materials) will cost about US$160. These prices only apply if you can wait more than a week for the shoes, if you want them in 2-3 days you will probably pay a good bit more. Custom orders (not from their own models) may take more time. I believe they will ship, so you could order and them have them ship and pay the "cheaper" non-rush prices. However, I like to have a least one fitting to make sure the shoes are comfortable, so you may not want to just order them with no chance for a fitting.

J-Nina
Shop 34
Admiralty Centre
18 Harcourt Road
Wan Chai
Tel: 2529-3312

This is in the same small shopping mall as LIII Couture. I have not had this shop make me any shoes, but have bought some ready-made shoes from them. Their prices are very very cheap, like US$12 for a pair of leather shoes. I am not sure of the quality of their work, it may be fine; I think they may be what LIII Couture was before the expats of Hong Kong discovered them. May be worth a try.

Mayer Shoes
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
5 Connaught Road
Central
Tel: 852 2524 3317

Mayer Shoes also makes very good quality shoes, and will copy any bag you already have, just bring it along. They are even more expensive than LIII, but then they have to pay rent to the Mandarin. Shoes will run about US$300 to start, bags are about the same. They will also ship and item, so you don't have to be there to collect it when it is finished.

Maylin
Peninsula Hotel Shopping Arcade
Salisbury Road
Kowloon

Ashneil
Shop 114 Far East Mansions
5-6 Middle Road
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowlon

I have not had anything made at either place, but they have a good reputation in Hong Kong. I believe their prices are similar to Mayer and L III Couture."

cafegoddess

Marija,

Thank you for finding this information for me, I really appreciate it. Thank you again

Cicerone

M, I have sent you an e-mail with the above info, as I did not realize you had posted the question as well.

JillDavis

Cafegoddess - hi there! I hope you don't mind that I hijacked your post but I couldn't help but notice your profile pic. That place looks gorgeous! Where is it?

HappyTrvlr

Jill, It looks like Vernazza, one of the Cinque Tere villages in Liguria.