Love Jules

The company's product range includes boat shoes, leather boots, and high-tops, all customizable and produced in limited releases reflecting the small team's production capacity.

Julia "Jules" Vagelatos and Joshua Blodans co-founded Love Jules Leather, establishing operations in East Vancouver's industrial Hastings Sunrise district. The founders lead a small team varying from three to five individuals, maintaining direct involvement in production while collaborating with talented support craftspeople.

The studio operates within the Vancouver Community Laboratory (CoLab), a two-story artist and artisan cooperative providing shared facilities and community support for independent makers. This cooperative model offers infrastructure access while fostering collaboration among diverse creative practitioners.

Love Jules Leather produces bespoke-fit made-to-order footwear, creating shoes and boots tailored to individual customer specifications rather than stock sizes. This approach requires detailed fitting processes and custom pattern development, resulting in personalized footwear providing superior fit compared to ready-to-wear production.

All manufacturing occurs in-house at the Vancouver studio, maintaining quality control and allowing for direct customer interaction during fitting and design processes. The emphasis on local component sourcing supports regional suppliers while ensuring material quality and supply chain transparency.

The made-to-order model allows for extensive customization in materials, colors, and design details while managing production capacity for a small operation. Limited releases and small batch production maintain exclusivity while reflecting realistic output for the team size.

The company produces boat shoes drawing on traditional moccasin construction, leather boots across various styles, and high-top shoes suitable for casual wear. Each category allows for customer customization, creating unique products tailored to individual preferences.

The handcrafted approach enables design flexibility difficult to achieve in mass production, allowing for special requests and modifications within the constraints of traditional construction methods and available materials.

Love Jules Leather has rebranded as LOVELESS BOOT CO., representing an evolution in company identity while maintaining focus on handcrafted footwear production. The rebranding may reflect shifts in product focus, market positioning, or ownership structure, though core commitment to quality handmade footwear remains consistent.

The company previously operated locations in Vancouver's Chinatown and other neighborhoods before consolidating operations at the current CoLab studio, adapting physical presence to evolving business needs and market conditions.