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That confidence comes in contrast to other shoemakers.

Hollywood was once the ideal place for a shoemaker, says Francis, with its voracious creative industry that churned out a constant stream of people who needed to make themselves stand out from the crowd.

A shoemaker in town constructed the ball out of double-twisted woolen yarn, covered in calf’s skin.

“Almost every shoemaker I met had immigrated to the country,” he said.

Meanwhile, Brazil's shoemakers could see more exports to the US as a result of Trump's high tariffs on Chinese exports.