HEEL THE WORLD — by David H. Dudek

Since 2009

Bespoke high heels from exotic leathers. Each pair made once, for one woman. No collection. No season. No compromise.

2011

Hamburg

good goods

2012

Berlin

MBFW · Guerilla

2012

Berlin · Asphalt

Fashion Week Shooting

2012–15

Berlin · Voguing

Berlin Voguing Out

2013

Berlin · Fashion Week

Hotel Adlon · Green Showroom

2013

Berlin · Adlon

Mousse T

2013

ProSieben

Green7 · Lena Gercke

2013

Berlin · Runaway

Pre Fashion Week Show · 24 pairs

2013

Berlin · Gala

Cinema for Peace · Gold Trophy

2013

Funkin Stylez

Georgina Leo Melody

2014

RTL · Berlin

5 gegen Jauch · TV

2014

Augsburg

Staatstheater · Shakespeare

2014

Berlin

Wolfgang Joop

2014

Berlin

Guido Maria Kretschmer

Press

New York

Superior Magazine

Press

International

IN SHOES Magazine

Book

Himer & Himer

Shoe Care · Sole Citation

Academic

Berlin

TU Berlin · Collaboration

Special

Tokyo

Nintendo · Comic Campaign

2015–24

In Private

The Big Houses · Quiet Pairs

2026

Lake Zurich

Return to the Drawing Board

The Designer

David H. Dudek

Nobody handed me the shoemaker’s craft. I went and took it — through the women’s shoe manufactories of Eastern Europe, bench by bench, until I understood how a high heel truly comes to be.

Then the big houses called: Printemps, KaDeWe, Alsterhaus, Oberpollinger, BMW, CUPRA. I staged their brands and learned how an entrance is built.

Both go into every pair: the craft from Eastern Europe, the eye from Paris. Designed by me. For you.

BMW Group · CUPRA · KaDeWe · Printemps Paris

Three ways to begin

Your shoe. Your rules.

PATH 01

Individual Creation

You don’t need to arrive with an answer. We begin with a conversation — about the evening, the room, the moment. The shoe follows from there. Every decision, made together. A piece that has never existed and never will again.

Begin your commission

PATH 02

From Existing Models

Choose from our established silhouettes. Select your exotic leather. We build it to your measurements. Same craft. Same uniqueness. A guided starting point.

View the collection

PATH 03

Your Own Label

You dream of your own high-heel brand. We make it real. From design development to production setup, material sourcing to market positioning. Built on 15 years of craft and industry.

Start the conversation

Before we begin

Finding your fit.

Every pair is built around your foot, not the other way around. Two ways to get us there — choose the one that suits you.

Option 01

Precision Cast

A full 3D impression of your foot, taken at home with an alginate casting kit — the same material used in prosthetics and film. Every contour, every arch, captured exactly. The most accurate foundation we can build a shoe on, especially for unusual foot shapes or very high heels.

We send you a casting kit with full instructions
Mix the alginate, submerge your foot, wait a few minutes
Send the finished cast back to us
We build your last directly from the impression

Recommended for the most precise fit. Additional cost — ask us for current pricing.

Option 02

Standard Measurement

The classic method — the same principle standard sizing has always used, just done properly and sent directly to us. No kit to wait for, no mixing, done in five minutes with paper and a tape measure.

Measure in the evening — feet are at their largest then
Stand on a sheet of paper, weight even on both feet, and trace the outline
Mark the longest point (heel to longest toe) and the widest point
Wrap a tape measure around the ball of your foot for the circumference
Repeat for both feet — most people have a small difference between them
Photograph the tracing next to the tape measure and send both with your inquiry

Included at no extra cost. The right choice for most commissions.

Begin

Begin your pair.

Eight weeks from conversation to completion. We begin when you are ready.

We received your inquiry. We will be in touch.

Well. There you are.

David H. Dudek

Your shoe. Your rules.

The collection.

Finding your fit.

Begin your pair.