Interestingly enough, most  women to which I’ve introduced the concept of 3D printing have pretty much immediately asked if they could print shoes.

Revolutionize Your Wardrobe: How 3D Printing Could Change the Way We Buy Shoes (and everything else)

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2024-02-11 12:30:09

Interestingly enough, most women to which I’ve introduced the concept of 3D printing have pretty much immediately asked if they could print shoes. For sure, those are expensive and it would be interesting to be able to print as many as you’d like — although 3D-printing enthusiasts know it’s not that cheap — but mostly I think it there is a question of finding a good fit. After all, isn’t the prince authenticating Cinderella using her shoe?

I came to realize this fitting problem myself when trying Birkenstocks — and if you repeat it I’ll kill you. You see, they are reputed of being comfortable because they are shaped like your foot and support you extremely well. Or at least they must be shaped like someone’s foot, because putting them on was for me akin to walking a beach made of sharp rocks. This demonstrates that there is no one-size-fits-all, all feet are unique and must eventually be treated as such.

In fact, since the beginning of the last century we’ve stopped using any kind of tailored wear, from garments to shoes, because it’s kind of the core of the Second Industrial Revolution: pushing apparel away from its custom phase to become a product.

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