Since 2019, we've been offering our lasted shoe trees to complement our custom hand-grade shoes, and they've been incredibly popular—over 85% of our custom shoes are sold with them.
Unfortunately, the factory that we've been working with for the past five years to produce these exceptional shoe trees has decided to wind up its operations. We've been searching for a new partner to make these custom shoe trees according to our specs, but it's been a real challenge. Each shoe tree is made specifically to its individual shoe last, size, and color, so finding a factory willing to handle that sort of production without charging crazy high prices is very tough. We always want to give our customers the best value, so keeping costs down (without compromising on quality) is a big deal for us. That's why we've decided to hold off on selling this product until we find a commercially viable solution.
Although our shoe trees offer the best fit since they are lasted, most other shoe trees will work well with our shoes, too, and serve their primary purpose of helping to keep the shape and absorb moisture to keep your shoes in good condition. We understand that having lasted shoe trees may be important for some, and we want to assure you that we're working to find a solution that will enable us to reintroduce the shoe trees again. In place of the lasted shoe trees, please also feel comfortable using other shoe trees with our shoes.