hi y’all! this is a long one, so please bear with us🙏 we’ve received an influx of new followers so we thought we’d introduce ourselves... we’re pskaufman..., a tiny footwear company based in dtla. we make goodyear welted shoes using leather and recycled tires. we’re making shoes the old-fashioned way, built to last. we believe making quality products with quality materials using as little new petroleum products as possible, is the most sustainable way to make shoes. we believe in buying less, buying quality and taking care of what you own. we stand by our products and are here to help should any issue arise. what you can expect from us: top quality, full grain leather uppers and fully lined buttery turquoise leather interiors. stacked leather heels. recycled tire and inner tube outsoles and components. hand-nailed leather shanks. military-spec metal eyelets. ground cork and memory foam footbed. proprietary designs. style not fashion. twisted classics. longevity. no frills, recycled/recyclable paper packaging. ever striving to be more sustainable with product and practices. friendly customer service. we also offer a variety of customizations including outsole additions, dyed and hand-painted finishes, which allows you to put your touch on your solemates or to give a pair you’ve had a while, a new persona. paul, the owner and designer, has been designing shoes since the late 70’s through early 00’s for his first brand, NaNa. he went on to design for other brands until a NaNa x Opening Cermony x Chloe Sevigny collab landed him back in the factory in Mexico. the sights, sounds, smells and memories of making shoes there overwhelmed him and in that moment, he decided to create pskaufman...! we launched in 2010 and the same team of three have been working non-stop to keep this big dream/tiny biz alive and thriving! we posted an ask-me-anything in our story, if you’d like to know more we’re happy to share... lastly, if you aren’t already on our mailing list, head to the site via our bio. we’ll be launching a private flash sale for mailing list subscribers only in the next few days. thank you for following along, we hope you’ll stick around for the adventure...