Bespoke shoes by Louise Ayling

Louise Ayling at the workshop in London. She now works out of her Christchurch garage.

Louise Ayling has learnt the skills to complete each process to make shoes.

Louise Ayling's shoes can be seen on instagram at LAshoemaker_bespoke.

Louise Ayling only uses leather to make shoes but has experimented with flax to make art pieces.

Louise Ayling uses traditional techniques to make bespoke shoes

Louise Ayling's bespoke shoes take from 6 to 12 months to complete.

Louise Ayling learnt her techniques in London working for a bespoke shoemaker.

To make her bespoke shoes Louise Ayling needs to take exact measurements of a person's feet.