This shoebox-sized London shop produces some of the finest bespoke footwear in the world, from chiseled-toe calf oxfords and buckskin brogues to monogrammed slippers. (There's also plenty of ready-to-wear for the less patient.) Cleverley gurus John Carnera and George Glasgow even make wallets and briefcases of rare reindeer hide—rescued from a Russian brigantine that shipwrecked and sank in 1786—whose patina has actually improved with age.

George Cleverley, 13 The Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street
London W1S 4SL, England
011 44 207 493 0443

This family-owned Buenos Aires outfit stitches together premium shoes, riding boots, and belts for ten-goal polo legends and lowly civilians alike. Ministering to customers' feet with pencils and old-school tracing paper, the Faglianos keep many patterns as souvenirs, including those belonging to Prince Charles—who apparently loved his Fagliano boots so much that he broke the trade embargo during the Falklands War and ordered more.

Casa Fagliano, Tambo Nuevo 1449-B1686EOU
Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
011 54 11 4665 0128