“last” definition

A wooden shaped block around which a shoe is designed and made. Asymmetric lasts are two different lasts which reflect the characteristics of the right and left feet. Symmetric lasts measurements for only one foot were taken and used for both lasts, in use from the fifteenth century until the end of the eighteenth century. This was used in ancient times and revived again in the nineteenth century. Custom made lasts are produced by measuring an individual's foot to construct custom footwear.