Penelope Chilvers

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500 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 2 Feb

Penelope Chilvers’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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So there's very little waste in the industry in making new lasts.

Finding a good last and sticking to it is key to my business.

Yes, but if you find a good last, like we depend upon, we have three or four lasts that the majority of our footwear is made on.

And we know that it fits perfectly.

We've not made, you know, we don't often make a new last.

Because we depend on the ones that we know and love.

It's one of the keys.

The other thing is using good materials.

Yes.

And the other thing is… Well, you mean good leather or what other materials?

Good leather, good soles, good stitching, cotton, you know, cotton threads.

Yeah.

good linings and craftsmanship.

I mean, our craftsmanship is really, yes, there's an awful lot of handwork.

And we work with artisans and small workshops.

So we don't work in big factories still.

The other thing is that we test everything when we get back, when we get our samples into the office.

If you come into Penelope Chilvers' office, you will see everybody in the office wearing shoes, sometimes one on each foot.

But we test everything before we send it to market.

So it's the boot of many measurements.

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