Inside India's First Goodyear Welted Shoe Brand

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I've been to shoe factories all over the world but In the city formerly known as Madras, Bridlen uses at least five techniques I'd never seen before: lining without glue, lasting without pulling, combining leather and steel shanks, and this hybrid Goodyear welt/ hand welt that made me have a total mental breakdown when I saw it happening in real life. Buckle up: whether or not you have any interest in India's shoemaking, Bridlen will blow your mind.

00:00 Why we're visiting Chennai
00:32 What kind of leather do you use?
01:01 Janus Calf suede
02:09 Shinki hikaku cordovan
02:44 Clicking the leather
04:16 Lasting the shoes
05:57 Lining the shoes without glue
07:38 Different leather insoles and outsoles
09:06 Hybrid hand welt Goodyear welt
11:32 The hybrid shank
12:02 Attaching the outsole
13:31 Bridlen's boondocker
13:58 Finishing
14:40 Wrapping up

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