You can't put a price on fashion, and yes, sometimes it hurts. These gold-plated shoes create a noise and it's likely to sound like the cash register emptying your savings

Audelade may sound fabulously French, but this brand of footwear is handmade just around the corner at Lower Parel. Sunday Mid day caught up with company director Rajesh Sanghvi at the brand's first outlet at Atria Mall to talk about what makes a jacket cost Rs 7.5 lakh, and how to blow the fortune you don't have on gold-plated shoes.

Director of Audelade Rajesh Sanghvi with their costliest item at the
storeu00a0-- a suit priced at Rs 7.5 lakh. Pic/ Yolande D'Mello

How did the idea of using gold and silver in shoes come about?
As a family, we have been in the business of textile and jewellery making, so we decided to combine the two and see what comes out of it. The result was a new concept; one where we create a gold wire mesh fabric that's used in shoes, clothing and accessories. The fabric is handwoven using a patented technique, and we work with a group of artisans at our workshop.