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What custom sneakers cost, and what the price covers

A pair is USD 68 to 98 depending on the style, printed for your order, with no setup fee and no minimum quantity. Shipping is the only addition, and it drops per pair as soon as you order more than one. Here is the whole number, worked out.

Updated 7 November 2026 · 6 min read

Most price questions about custom footwear come down to one thing: people cannot tell what the number includes. A quote of ninety dollars can mean a finished pair, or a pair plus artwork setup, plus a plate fee, plus a minimum of twelve. This page lists the actual prices, what sits inside them, and the only thing that gets added on top.

Three price bands, eight styles

Every price below is per pair, in US dollars, for any EU size in that style's range. The band is set by the upper construction, not by how much artwork you upload — a full-panel photographic print and a single line of text cost the same.

Band Styles Upper Per pair
EntryCozy Slipper (MT1)Flannel, TPR sole$68
StreetEveryday Sneaker (XB1, XB2)Microfiber, rubber sole$78
SportBlade (DF1, DF2) · Air-Cushion (QD1)Mesh, EVA or PU sole$88
ClassicClassic Low-Top (KJ1, KJ1BM)Microfiber, rubber sole$98

The eight styles share one catalogue, so the same file can be tried on several of them before you buy anything. The Classic Low-Top breaks into eighteen panels per pair; the slipper into two. That difference in panel count does not change the price, but it does change how a design behaves — see how artwork gets split across a shoe.

What the price includes

The number on the product page is the finished, wearable pair. It covers:

  • The pair itself — upper, sole, lining and laces in the style you chose, in any EU size in range.
  • Printing on the upper panels — as much or as little artwork as you place, at the size you place it. There is no per-panel or per-colour charge.
  • Cutting and assembly — the printed material is cut to the pattern and sewn. You are not buying a flat print.
  • An artwork check — your file is checked against the pattern before printing, because anything sitting on a cut line or a seam will not survive the build.
  • Packing — the pair leaves ready to wear, not as loose components.

Two things are deliberately not in the price, and both are small: shipping, and whatever your destination charges on import. Everything else — design tool, previews, artwork check, printing, assembly — is inside the pair price.

What gets added: shipping, per order

Shipping is charged once per order, not once per pair. The first pair pays the full rate and each additional pair in the same order adds 40% of it — so the second pair never costs a full shipping charge.

Pairs in one order United States European Union US, per pair
1$15.00$20.00$15.00
2$21.00$28.00$10.50
3$27.00$36.00$9.00
4$33.00$44.00$8.25

Other destinations are priced individually: the United Arab Emirates is $14.17 for the first pair and $5.67 for each additional one, Saudi Arabia $26.27 and $10.51. Some countries are quoted by hand because carrier coverage and customs handling change there; the full list is on the shipping page, and checkout will tell you before you pay if yours is one of them.

Four worked totals

Adding the pair price to the shipping rate gives the real number. These are current prices, not estimates:

Order Pairs Shipping Total
Cozy Slipper to the United States$68.00$15.00$83.00
Everyday Sneaker to the United States$78.00$15.00$93.00
Two Everyday Sneakers, one order, US$156.00$21.00$177.00
Classic Low-Top to the European Union$98.00$20.00$118.00

Two pairs in one order come to $177, or $88.50 a pair. Ordered separately the same two pairs would cost $186, because the second order pays full shipping again. That is the whole reason the rate is built this way.

Four things that move the number

The style band. Choosing the slipper over the Classic Low-Top saves $30 a pair. Nothing else about the service changes.

Your destination. A pair shipped inside the United States costs $15 to send; the same pair to the European Union costs $20. That gap is carrier pricing, not a handling charge.

How many pairs share an order. Shipping per pair falls from $15.00 at one pair to $8.25 at four, for the United States. If you are buying for two people, ordering together is cheaper than ordering twice.

Import duty, where it applies. Taxes are calculated from your delivery address and shown at checkout before payment. Where a destination charges duty on top, the carrier collects it on delivery, so the checkout total is not always the final landed cost. Check your local threshold before ordering a large order.

What never costs extra

No setup fee. No minimum quantity. No charge per colour, per panel or per revision of the file before it goes to print. No charge for using the designer, the panel preview or the preview angles, and no account required to try them.

That is unusual in this category, and it is a consequence of how the pair is made: nothing is prepared in advance, so there is nothing to amortise across a minimum order. The pair is printed once, for you, after you pay. The design walkthrough explains the sequence, and the returns policy explains what can still change at each stage.

Large and team orders

A single order is capped at 99 pairs. Within that limit every pair is priced from the same table — no volume discount is applied automatically, and no surcharge either. Multiple pairs of the same style and size follow the shipping rule above: full rate for the first, 40% for each additional.

If you need matching pairs in several sizes for a team, a wedding or a small run, put the whole set in one order so the shipping is charged once. For anything beyond 99 pairs, write to us first with the style, the size split and the date you need them — we will confirm what is possible before you commit to anything.

Questions people ask about the price

Is there a setup fee or a minimum order? No. One pair is a normal order, and the artwork is not billed separately.

Does the price include shipping? No. Prices are per pair; shipping is charged per order from your address at checkout.

Why is a second pair cheaper to ship? Because shipping is billed per order. The first pair pays the full rate and each extra pair adds 40% of it — $21 for two pairs to the United States instead of $30.

Do I pay customs or import duty? Taxes appear at checkout based on your address. Where duty applies, the carrier collects it on delivery.

Is changing the design after payment free? A change requested before production starts is normally free. Once printing has begun a pair cannot be reprinted for free, which is why the preview and spelling check happen before you pay.

Check the number for your pair

Pick a style, choose your size and destination, and the total is calculated before payment — shipping included, nothing hidden at the last step.

See all eight styles with their prices, or go straight into the studio and design one.

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