Modern Vice co-founder Jordan Adoni and Hannah Simone.
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Hannah Simone likes shoes. Who doesn’t, right? But work with us, here. So as we were saying, Hannah Simone likes shoes. Flat shoes, spiky shoes, flippy floppy shoes and running shoes. Since she plays a model on New Girl, she gets to wear all kinds of different shoes. One day, she stumbled into a pair of black wedge sneakers that quickly became part of her regular rotation. They were comfy as hell, versatile as heck and looked awesome as f*ck. Hannah Simone danced in them, strutted in them and maybe even rescued a family of baby ducks in them once. (Not confirmed.) They were made by a company called Modern Vice.

Brothers Jordan and Jensen Adoni had a dream to follow in their father’s footsteps and start a shoe business - but not some hackneyed shoe business. They wanted to establish a factory in New York City and craft wares with their bare hands, like men. Only a couple years later, their company Modern Vice holds fort in a 7,000 square foot midtown factory, and they're one of few manufacturers making shoes in New York.

When Hannah heard their story, she wanted to see what happens behind the scenes at Modern Vice. How did her new favorite pair of sneakers come to life? She found the company’s traditional values and ambitious nature inspiring, and the idea of bringing manufacturing back to America resonated with her. But also, how many times have you seen a shoe being lovingly forged by expert craftsmen? Exactly. Never times. Simone had to see it. Lucky for us, she invited us along for the field trip.

Experienced craftsmen hand make every Modern Vice shoe.
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So by process of magic, we found ourselves at the Jensen brothers’ factory with Hannah Simone. With her Cece bangs swept to the side, she looked crazy cute in a star-covered sweater from Forever 21 and black Cult of Individuality skinnies. (“I’m obsessed with them. They’re the perfect pair of jeans.”) Her personal style shifts on the daily, she explains, thanks to influences gained from living all over the world. To get you caught up, the girl has lived in India, Cyprus, London, Saudi Arabia and Canada, among others. “Fashion’s the thing that keeps me connected to where I’ve been and what I know. Since my family and friends are scattered all over the planet, the nice thing is that if I miss someone, I usually have a piece in my wardrobe that I went and bought with them.”

We meet Jordan Adoni, who immediately starts handing us pieces of art (shoes) to fondle. Some are made with reclaimed bronze accents. Another was designed in collaboration with his girlfriend Natalie Suarez. A corkboard riddled with sketches shows initial concepts on paper - all their shoes are designed in house by the Adonis and sometimes, trusted pals. Jordan lives and breathes the business, and his passion oozes through every word and movement. "We're kind of obsessed with shoes," he says.

A corkboard displays sketches of some of Modern Vice's signature shoes.
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Wandering around the Modern Vice factory is like entering this enchanted world where everything around you smells and feels traditional, but the energy pulses with now-ness. Men who have been crafting shoes for decades put the final touches on velvet loafers that say "MERCY" and "CLIQUE", an unabashed nod to Kanye West. Half finished ice skates are draped within stepping distance from metallic wedge sneakers. Swaths of fabric from Italy and Spain lay in loose piles around every corner.

Jordan shows Hannah the Kanye-inspired loafers.
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Everything is done by hand in the Modern Vice factory.
Photo: MTV/Wendy Heisler

As we browse shelves of finished footwear, Hannah describes the first pair of shoes she was obsessed with. “They were reinterpreted Dorothy shoes,” she says, speaking of the iconic Wizard of Oz ruby slippers. “But I loved them so much I could barely wear them. It was more of an emotional relationship.” Favorite pair of sneakers? “You can’t really beat a pair of Chucks.” Favorite boots? “I really like a good pair of leather boots. One of my favorite pairs are Hugo Boss riding boots that I’ve had for years.” (Of course we had to take a peek at some of her personal collection, so Hannah obliged and sent us a photo.)

These shoes in Hannah's personal collection all have a connection to someone in her life. From L-R: Chucks, Anthropologie flats, Cowboy boots from London, Hugo Boss boots, Cole Haan heels, and vintage pumps from New York.
Photo: Hannah Simone

Jordan guides us through rows of busy shoemakers and vintage machines. This factory has everything: shoe molds, hats that say "F*CK" and a 200-year-old ghost named Agatha whose arms move like noodles and she's ready to party. (Sorry guys, I’ve been missing Stefon). But really, the factory DOES have everything: from scribbles of ideas to product photography to the showcase room, every facet happens on location. Therein lies the beauty: the Adoni brothers can essentially (and sometimes do) dream up a shoe and by the end of the day, hold a prototype in their hands. They can oversee everything from start to finish. Even the boxes are handmade. (Using paper created in the mountains of Nepal and sprayed with a blend of amber-saffron-raspberry-thyme-and-jasmine-infused cologne, in case you were wondering.)

With four of eight Adoni Group companies crafting their product inside the factory, the place can turn out 1,000 pairs of shoes PER. DAY. This is no joke. giraffe WALK shoes, which have been seen on Beyonce's toes, are piled high in multiple corners. The craftsmen work intently on Klingbeil ice skates and Modern Vice creations as well as the Jay Adoni line, which was created by Jordan’s father. Sidenote: Papa Adoni started his own shoe company when he was 18-years-old, as one does.

L: Beyonce wears giraffe WALK shoes in Cuba. R: giraffe WALK shoes in the Modern Vice factory.
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After a thorough snoop through the Modern Vice factory, it’s impossible to not feel buzzed. It might be the palpable Jordan Adoni energy, it might be the glue, but it’s mostly because the place is exhilarating. It’s like shoe Narnia in the middle of midtown. Hannah brings up the Modern Vice sneaker wedges that brought her here and remarks that she had no idea what to expect behind the factory door. “There’s always that kind of fascination when you find something you love - you want to peek behind the curtain to see how it’s done. Especially when the method is so unique.”

Jordan Adoni and Hannah Simone in the Modern Vice factory.
Photo: MTV/Wendy Heisler

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Photo: Givenchy/BabyBib/Nike/Pyrex Vision/Green Daisies/A Bathing Ape/Photoshop: Gaby Wilson

This morning, Kim Kardashian gave boyfriend Kanye West the ULTIMATE Father's Day present: reportedly giving birth to their brand new baby girl and officially making him a dad just in time for the holiday! Ye may have his hands full at the moment with the much-anticipated release of his Yeezus album right around the corner, but he's also made explicitly clear just how excited he is to be a father. Knowing Yeezy, we think it's pretty safe to say that this baby girl is going to be better dressed than most fully developed humans, and the likelihood that much of her closet will be stocked with exclusive one-of-one pieces is extremely high. New momma Kim said it best during a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this year, "If anyone knows Kanye, they just know how into fashion he is, and I think he’s going to have things, like, specially made. I don’t think hand-me-downs are going to work. I think it has to be, like, really fun stuff." We've heard scant of this "really fun stuff" since then, but if Mr. West is fielding suggestions, we have a few.

Being that we're intimately familiar with Kanye's style, we like to think we have some idea of what he might want to see on his little girl, so by the magic of technology, we fabricated a few 100% fake, fantasy pieces that we hope he gets custom-made. Kind of a fashion market version of fanfic. Kanye loves Givenchy and so does Kim, so it only makes sense that this baby girl gets the Tisci treatment. We're really into the idea of rendering the rhinestone star collars from Givenchy's Fall/Winter 2012 menswear collection onto a bib. Jury's out on whether that kind of embellishment would be super hard to clean, but then again, we're really not sure it matters if you're already dressing a baby in Givenchy.

Virgil Abloh has been working with Kanye for so many years now, we're pretty sure he's obligated to hook baby Kimye up with some custom Pyrex Vision togs (though, we're sure he would want to do it regardless). We'd love to see Kim and Kanye's baby girl in a onesie version of the Pyrex varsity flannels. It's a little hot for summertime, but fall is right around the corner.

Kanye recently worked on a limited edition A Bathing Ape tee in honor of the streetwear label's 20th anniversary. Since he was already getting his creative design juices flowing, it wouldn't have been that far-off for him to have planted a seed with Nigo about putting something special together for his daughter. Say, for instance, a Baby Milo pacifier?

Finally, item we're not just suggesting, not even requesting, but DEMANDING Kanye swag his baby girl out with: teeny tiny, infant-sized Air Yeezy 2 sneakers. In our eyes, there's pretty much no excuse if this doesn't end up happening since Poppa Ye designed these kicks himself. The black colorway is arguably the most iconic of the bunch, but with all the play those new red ones have been getting, he (and Nike) should probably throw in that second pair while they're at it.

What custom stuff do you hope Kanye West and Kim Kardashian get made for their new baby girl?

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