United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Caroline Groves
Shoemaker
Caroline Groves is a master bespoke shoemaker known for her exceptional craftsmanship and innovative fusion of traditional techniques. She creates one-of-a-kind footwear for an elite clientele, using sustainably sourced materials and intricate handcraft methods like embroidery, gold-tooling, and bookbinding.
Caroline is a bespoke shoemaker based in the Cotswolds, working at the high rare end of the craft for an internationally elite clientele. She has built a reputation for the highest level of craftsmanship and attention to detail. She is uncompromising in the quality of materials and workmanship, especially the correct selection of leathers and leather working techniques, from different industries, brought together into a shoe. Each piece is hand-made using many craft techniques, such as bookbinding, embroidery, gold-tooling, calligraphy and hand-painting. She values authenticity and the use of natural, sustainable and responsibly sourced materials.