Man Teaches Himself to Handcraft Incredible Leather Shoes—Ends Up Selling Them to Royalty

Man Teaches Himself to Handcraft Incredible Leather Shoes—Ends Up Selling Them to Royalty
The Epoch Times
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A self-taught shoemaker has honed his craft from meager beginnings to fashioning some of the finest leather shoes in the world from his workshop in Saigon, Vietnam.

Learning the trade in humble circumstances in the 1940s, Trinh Ngoc, now 89, went on to craft footwear that became sought after by world leaders.

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