Hello, wanted to pop in for a quick update! The shoes are still currently being worked on. My manufacturer sent me some progress pics so I wanted to share some of them here. They're still waiting for the wood to be completed by the wood mill for all the platforms and then final assembly will begin around the end of the month!

We've both been monitoring the tariff situation carefully to address sudden increased costs. These shoes are produced in China and began production before the US situation regarding tariffs had changed. I won't be able to get more information on what the new costs will be until the shoes are completed and the final weigh has been calculated but please be assured we're aware and discussing solutions. That's it for now, thanks!

Hello everyone! Happy to announce that the bulk order has officially been placed so the shoes are now in production! Thanks so much to everyone for answering the surveys!

For Pay Over Time backers, your last payment should be charged sometime this week. After the final charge successfully goes through, you'll get access to the Backerkit survey. Your shoe & color selection will already be selected based on how you answered the Google survey.

For people who added any additional straps or pairs of shoes, your orders will also be charged this week so please be aware!

Some fun facts about the final inventory:
Most popular colors were: Black, White, Wine, Red, and then Pink in that order.
Most sizes (included Wide) were ordered between sizes 37 and 44.
Orange & Yellow were not ordered at all so those were dropped.

Regarding bulk production, the shoe manufacturer needs to order the wood and then will begin working on the shoes. This should take around 40 days. Then the shoes will be shipped to me which may take another 30 days. So we'll be a bit ahead of schedule if everything goes that quickly. I'll make sure to post any developments that happen. That's all for now, thank you!

Reminder that today is the LAST DAY to answer your Backerkit or Google surveys! Unanswered surveys will be considered as "abandoned" and thus cancelled. Numerous emails have been sent so any cancelled pledges will need to contact me directly after the bulk order is completed to claim from the extra inventory. Once the final surveys are all locked, I'll will be placing the bulk order for the shoes in March and proceeding as scheduled. Thanks so much everyone! :)

Hi all, reminder that the deadline to answer the survey is next Saturday February 22! After this date, any unanswered pledges will be cancelled! If you still have not received any survey from Backerkit or Google (if you did Pay Over Time), please contact me as soon as possible! I'm really looking forward to proceeding with the bulk order on these so make sure to get your answers in! Thank you! :)

Reminder that the deadline for answering the survey will be 02/22. PLEASE ANSWER THE SURVEY so I know what shoe/color combination you'd like for the order. After this date, I will be cancelling any unanswered pledges. If you did not receive a Backerkit or Google survey, please contact me as soon as possible. Thank you!