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Soles With Soul

October 20, 2020 / Mar-Lou Shoes / 0 comments

For more than 60 years Hartjes has been hand-crafting comfortable, sustainable, and fashionable shoes in Austria.


You’ll feel good about wearing these beautifully-made shoes and boots - that come in women's sizes 6-13 - knowing that every step of the way, Hartjes uses 100% sustainable materials in their shoemaking process. They are hand-made and source 98% of the materials used from local European countries, leaving a smaller carbon footprint because the materials don't have to travel far to the manufacturing facility. Natural materials like cork, responsibly sourced leather and loden (waterproof wool) create a sustainable and luxurious feel. Solar panels line the roof of the building, producing enough electricity for not only the machines and everything they need to make the shoes, but also enough to sell the excess power to the local city, yet again offsetting their carbon footprint.


See step-by-step how each shoe is hand-crafted below.

Design: With creativity and know-how, our designers unite look, color, and function.
Cutting: After the creation of the cutting pattern, the basis is set with precise guiding of the knife.
Stitching: Now the individual leather parts are assembled. Here precision is required.
Sole attachment: The special insole is attached to the last (AGO technique).
Attachment: The upper part is pulled over the last and glued to the special insole.
Assembly: Last and upper part of the shoe are placed on the assembly line.
Lasting process: If the shoe is produced with the Strobel technique, the finished upper part is pulled over the last.
Quality control: Two peas in a pod? Here we make sure that both shoes look alike.
Roughening of the side seams: In order to prepare gluing of the sole, the side seams are roughened.
Gluing: Glue is put onto the sole.
Pressing of the sole: The upper part of the shoe is glued to the outsole and then pressed on it.
Insert of footbeds: The unique footbeds make the shoe complete.
Final inspection and packaging: After the final quality inspection, the shoes are covered in tissue paper and well protected in a shoebox for further shipment.
Shop our collection of Hartjes and experience the comfort and craftsmanship for yourself today!
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