You know you’ve officially reached Shoe King (or Queen) status when a luxury brand has a pair of lasts in your name. <br /><br />For those not quite in the know, a shoe last is made according to your foot’s exact measurements and is used whenever you commission the brand for a pair of bespoke shoes. <br /><br />Even if you know the terminology, and even if you are fortunate enough to get bespoke shoes made, you might not know exactly what the bespoke process entails. <br /><br />In this edition of our Atelier series, we spoke to luxury brand Corthay and went behind the scenes to discover what happens when a shoemaker creates bespoke men’s shoes for its clients