Ladies Yuketen shoes are now available at Envoy of Belfast…

Above: Ladies Yuketen Venetian Black Suede Slipon.

Yuketen’s Yuki Matsuda’s passion for quality has allowed his team to engineer some of the best handcrafted footwear available. Since 1985, designer he has paid homage to the American crafts and traditions by treasure hunting for outstanding examples of footwear and luggage in remote locales spread out across the rolling Appalachians to the high Sierras.

Above: Ladies Yuketen Tobacco Penny Loafer. Available at Envoy of Belfast.

During Yuki’s quests for American rarities, he befriended several footwear, luggage, leather, and blanket artisans whose personalities and skills are more beautiful and pure than their output. Yuketen exists from the lessons and heritage gleaned from these men and women, our respected predecessors.

Above: Ladies Yuketen Blue Canoe Moccasin.

Each Yuketen article begins with utmost thought and research and is constructed solely by aged hands of high-skill and years of experience. They chose only the most durable and precious raw materials such as our American naked leather unique for it’s heavy, thick, and soft characteristics. Yuketen products’ finishing touches are made by the owner’s individual insignias; the outline of their footprint, crease-marks from the bend of their ankle, imprints from their hands, color shed from their skin, mementos of their lifetime.