Listen Kids and readers we have something interesting to tell
you. Do not worry your dolls could have enough variety of shoes to wear for a
lifetime. K.B Shivshankar owner of Star Footwear in Davis Road, Bangalore
would be glad to see that his miniature creations is up for grabs by those
lovely dolls.
So dear Barbie Doll attendants and owners we are confident that once
you meet this man you would have plenty of choices to select your dolls shoes. But
despite the fact that Barbie herself could
be actually wearing a pair of 5cm
shoes has not deterred Shivashanker from
pursuing his first love i.e. the
shoemaking. An expert craftsmen who ahs seasoned himself to the cobblers trade with
experience has created shoes of
various sizes and designs ranging from
pencil heels, Floaters to gum boots adorning the shelves in his shop. The smallest pair in his collection is just 1.75 cm and the
"biggest", is 5 cm. Finely crafted, an average pair of these
diminutive shoes takes form in just an hour in his expert hands if he puts his
mind to it.
The master craftsman’s expertise runs in his blood as his
father was also a cobbler. He took up the family trade after his father’s
demise and inspired by the story of achievers dreamt his
name too would glow in the history of successful men. This feeling stimulated him to try out something
different and started creating miniature shoes during the time he did not
receive any orders. This hobby sort of a thing of creating tiny shoes
turned out to be a passion bug that bit him. His passion turned into motivation
and will to deliver his masterpiece to the world. He had made 120 pairs and as
he had a large appetite for tasting
glory he ended up making 170 pairs till date.
Shivashanker is a living example of pursuing your passion
with undisputed determination shall certainly put one on the success radar. These shoes are truly a labor of love, considering
that constructing one pair takes about an hour. Therefore, if my math is
correct, Shivshankar labored for more than seven full days to earn his way into
the record book
The Largest Collection of Miniature Footwear counted to 170 and ranging between 1.5 cm to
5 cm was set by K.B.Shivashanker at Bangalore, Karnataka, India on January
4,2012.
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