Marcos Hjorn Is Mastering the Modern Dress Shoe

Despite the sneaker’s reign as the de facto style of the 21st century, dress shoes never went out of style. Yet, similar to apparel, making by hand is a fading practice. From machine-sewn soles to automated lasting techniques (the process of molding the uppers), footwear manufacturers have perfected making shoes at unprecedented speed and scale — but what gets lost in the process?Barcelona-based s