Wootten Bootmakers & Leather Craftsmen Introduction 2024

Introducing the Wootten team from the WWII Gun Cotton Warehouse workshop in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Husband and wife duo, Jess & Krystina, are Wootten. Based in Ballarat and along with their team, they make all their footwear, accessories and laces by hand; stitching, lasting and all. All leather and no messing about with substitutes, Jess has been making footwear for nearly 20 years, using his father’s tools for their sole purpose. With almost every component of the boot made in fair Australia - the leather upper, lining and insole is combination tanned down the road in Geelong- the team aims to highlight the importance of provenance.