Second Generation
3 Generations of Care
The Rosen family - healing soles since 1939
Gene Rosen, C.Ped
Board-Certified Pedorthist
DID YOU KNOW?
Toenails and fingernails grow faster in hot weather, in pregnancy and during the teen years.
The ancient Romans were the first to create distinct left and right shoes; previous to that all shoes could be worn on either foot.
For two out of every ten people the second toe is the longest.
If everything was made with the care and craftsmanship of my shoes, the world wouldn't be perfect but it would be close.
--Beano Cook, ESPN Sportscaster (Pittsburgh,PA)
In 1939, Charlie Rosen of Brockton, MA opened Charlie’s Shoe Store. This store specialized in shoes for women in sizes and widths. Over the years, Charlie saw that some women couldn’t find shoes because of specific foot problems.
After receiving his certification from the Scholl Orthopedic Training School in Chicago, he started manufacturing custom molded shoes and orthotics in 1955. He opened Better Mold Shoes in Florida in the late 50's. Charlie was one of the original custom-molded shoe makers in the country.
First Generation
Charlie Rosen
Custom Shoemaker
Marc Rosen, C.Ped
Board-Certified Pedorthist
Third Generation
Your feet deserve the BEST!
At Best-Made Shoes old-fashioned customer service never went out of style!
Charlie taught his son Gene the craft of master shoemaking when he was 11. Over the years, Gene worked with athletes and doctors that depended on the Rosen’s expertise.
In 1977, Gene arrived in Pittsburgh to open the first full-service foot care center. The first day Gene ran an ad in the newspaper about foot pain, 60 customers called in need of his services.
Gene’s son Marc joined Best-Made Shoes in 1995. They become the first father and son board-certified pedorthists in the history of Pittsburgh. Marc received his pedorthic training from Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago.
He later expanded their Birkenstock collections and designed their interactive website www.bestmadeshoes.com
