The director of the Massaro shoemaking company, Jean-Etienne Prach,stands in front of a rack of shoemaking tools at the factory in Aubervilliers, near Paris, on November 24, 2016. Before treading the carpets of the Ritz, or the Chanel fashion parades,these elegant shoes were formed on wooden lasts and steel forms by the expert hands of the craftsmen of Massaro, the bespoke shoemaker of choice for politicians and stars alike for more than a century. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK