In my follow-up to the Aubercy Store Visit series, in this post, we look more at the Aubercy Bespoke footwear and more of their Made to Order models. This post was originally written in 2012 and is updated now to make the post more relevant and the photos arranged more clearly. You can see the first post here, which focuses more on the RTW and also some MTO models.
The thing about Xavier was that he was probably the most passionate person I have ever met. We talked for over an hour and a half and it was clear that his shoes and quality were the most important thing in the world to him. Money, mass distribution, online sales, etc….none of this stuff mattered, only making the shoes to the best possible standard that he could.
This was so admirable to me and it was evident that this ideology showed in his product. And it is this thought that makes Aubercy shoes so unique and exclusive. You can only find them in 3 places in the world, and even still, the offering outside of the Paris shop is tiny. The only downside to this is that it makes it hard for someone who may really want a pair to be able to get one. It’s one thing paying 850 Euros for a pair (RTW), but it’s a whole other to have to fly to Paris to do so. But this is the trade-off, I guess, to ensure that quality control, not only in materials, construction, etc. but in people selling his product to the public, is always kept to the highest standards.
As you can see above, Aubercy used to make bespoke footwear and still would love to, but unfortunately no longer has a maker to actually do so. This is quite unfortunate as the creations that they did make are quite lovely! If you happen to be a proficient bespoke maker, looking for work and able to move to Paris, this could be your opportunity?
It was truly a pleasure to finally see the Aubercy shop and to meet all of the people who make the company great. I just hope that one day, they will be selling in more places so that their beautiful, well-made shoes can be appreciated by more people around the world. And if there are any of you out there that have done the John Lobb’s, the Edward Green’s, and all of the other famous makers, I suggest that should you ever want to branch out, you look to Aubercy, as you won’t be disappointed! If anything you will become addicted.
At the time of writing this, almost 13 years ago, Aubercy did not have an online presence and did not have a bespoke maker in-house. That has all changed and it would appear now that Aubecy has had to grow with the times and have a fully functional e-commerce store. But if you want to obtain Aubercy Bespoke, well that tradition will have to still be done in-store. So next time you find yourself in Paris, make sure to visit on the greatest shoe stores the world will ever know. Help to keep them going and unique design that you won’t find anywhere else!
Learn more here: https://aubercy.com/
—Justin FitzPatrick, The Shoe Snob
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