There has been quite a bit of discussion around tango shoes lately. In order to save everyone time when looking for a source of shoes. Tara Design is happy to provide a list of vendors. You might think I¹m crazy to publicize my competition. Maybe I am, but people need choices and not everyone is ready to invest in the highest quality shoes. It is also difficult to find all the vendors through the search engines.
There are shoes on this list of varying quality and price. Some sell very expensive, high quality, handmade shoes of fine leather. Some sell very inexpensive shoes of low quality leather and composition or plastic soles. Some companies keep shoes in stock, so shipping time is 2-3 days, Some offer shoes shipped from Argentina with a longer wait time. Some offer custom design services, which require a longer wait (anywhere from 4 weeks to 4 months), some sell ballroom shoes. The list was created by searching the Internet on all the search engines. It is pretty comprehensive, though I may have omitted someone inadvertently. If so, I would be happy to include them on this list. Send me e-mail with the pertinent information including URL, pricing info and delivery time. This list will be published on my web-site when I am confident it is complete. I have made a few notes about each company that I am familiar with. I wish we had a "Consumer Reports" for tango shoes. Perhaps we could start our own ratings list. I think it would be interesting for the members of the list to hear comments and reviews of each of the companies listed from customers who have bought and wear their shoes. I would suggest a rating system including such topics as: Comfort, Quality of Construction, Quality of Leather, Styling, Customer Service, Return Policy, and Shipping Time. A word of advice: Don¹t try to order on-line. CALL these companies and talk to them about their shoes. Ask about delivery times and materials. These are not recommendations only a list of resources. TANGO SHOES Tara Design http://www.22tangoshoes.com Expensive, high quality shoes for women most sizes & styles in stock - $140. Amor de tango - http://www.amor-de-tango.com/en/adt/index.htm Urs Ludi in Germany 1 style for women Tango Products - http://www.tangosplash.com/products.htm No information about price or delivery Tangomania - http://www.tangomania.com.ar/zeapa.htm Can¹t figure out how to order from this site no information about price or delivery Viviana - http://www.geocities.com/~hhognat/index.html >From $100 - $150. Custom, 4-6 weeks delivery [email protected] Sells Susana¹s shoes from Argentine special order Mr Tango Shoes - http://www.tangoinmiami.com/tienda/enter.html Men¹s and womens shoes - $69-79.00 BALLROOM SHOES Eichner - http://www.dancing.de/Tango/Tango-UK.htm 2 styles for women ballroom shoes - European Dance Happy - http://www.dancehappy.com/mensshoes.html Ballroom shoes for men. $115.00 Ballroom Connection - http://www.ballroom-connection.com All Ballroom shoes - Large selection men¹s & women¹s approx. $100-120 Champion - http://www.championdanceshoes.com/links.htm All Ballroom shoes - L men¹s & women¹s approx. $100-120 Ballroom Dance Supply - http://bdsweb.ballroom.com/BDSMall.html All Ballroom shoes - Large selection men¹s & women¹s approx. $$35-100 SALSA SHOES Salsera - http://www.salsaweb.com/janette/index.htm Salsa Shoes men¹s and women¹s $90 110
