Songlim Shoes
historic shoemaker in Seoul, South Korea
Songlim Shoes (Korean: 송림수제화; RR: Songrim Sujehwa) is a historic shoemaker business in Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 1936, and has remained a family business since then. It is operated by the third generation of the family. It is a designated Oraegage and Seoul Future Heritage.
It was founded as Songrim Hwajeom (송림화점; 松林靴店) in 1936, during the Japanese colonial period. It has remained in the same location since its founding. Its founder was Lee Gyu-seok (이규석). Lee learned shoemaking at age 27 at another shoestore (상동양화점), and opened Songlim Shoes after leaving that store. In 1995, Lee handed off the business to his nephew Im Hyo-seong (임효성). Im handed off his business to Im Myeong-hyeong (임명형), who ran the business by 2019.
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