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INDEPENDENT
SHOEMAKERS
Conference
The 28th
THE INDEPENDENT SHOEMAKERS CONFERENCE IS SUPPORTED BY
THE CORDWAINER
Bespoke
Orthopaedic
Shoemaker
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF
PATTENMAKERS
Royal Charter since 1670
Since 1999, the conference has welcomed participants from around the world, including shoemakers, bootmakers, clogmakers, designers and students. Now, around 80-90 people regularly attend the event in a welcoming and inspiring environment. The conference is now a major annual event in the bespoke shoemaking calendar. The 2026 conference is the first to be organised by a new 'Conference Planning Group', supporting and encouraging future hosts of the conference.
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