Throughout your lifetime, there are certain pairs of shoes that are just a little more special than others. They’re the kind that make you pause every so often throughout the day so that you can glance down and admire them. The ones that you really wish you had bought two pairs of so that you can keep them forever.

It’s this kind of feeling that’s likely to be invoked when you get yourself a pair of kicks from Mere. The covetable leather shoes are handmade with love, valuing personal touch over automation and quality over quantity. In fact, the folks behind the Australian brand see themselves not as mere shoe designers, but as creators of art. Choose from low-cut casual styles, dapper dress shoes, and sturdy boots, as well as a collection of other accessories including beautiful leather backpacks.