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Otabo Custom Shoes

jjgold

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I saw there was some posts when I searched on this site...Has anyone since tried this "custom" shoe maker?

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Tomasso

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I looked into them a while ago. I called their Florida HQ and happened to speak with the owner, a former Nike executive. Their fitting process would be best termed MTM, as no unique last is created. IIRC, the shoes are glued and can't be resoled. He was a little vague on the issue of leather quality but he assured that they only used full grain.
 

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