Tianjin cloth shoes should be led by Lao Meihua. Chinese cross talk master Ma Sanli once praised Lao Meihua: "You don't need an awl for your shoes - the needle is (really) good!" As the pride of Tianjin people, Lao Meihua was founded in 1911, after a hundred years of inheritance, Deng Yingchao, Chern Shiingshen, Luo Yusheng and other celebrities are its supporters. Old Beijing cloth shoes, mille-feuille soles are particularly good, Lao Meihua is still based on mille-feuille bottom cloth shoes, and its mille-feuille sole shoe-making technology has also been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.
 
Lao Meihua mille-feuille bottom cloth shoes are very particular about the material, the raw material is new white cloth, no variegation, as a "paper clip", the upper is made of the first of the "eight auspicious" Ruifuxiang fabric, the process has gone through 8 processes such as pulling, adjusting and matching, and the sole is as many as 36 layers, strong and durable. The twine of its bottom is also exquisite, with Anhui hemp in summer, and Ji oil hemp in winter, which is the tradition of Lao Meihua, only because the summer dress is soft and hard, and the winter is more durable and durable, so there are different material selection requirements in winter and summer. The bottom is sealed with 60 degrees of water for 24 hours, so as to ensure that the line and the bottom do not come off. Lao Meihua initially focused on the production of Kun shoes and foot-binding shoes, Kun tip shoes, embroidered shoes, Hangyuan shoes and camel saddle shoes are "intangible cultural heritage" items, after the reform, it is mainly Hangyuan shoes, embroidered shoes, etc., the upper surface breaks through the traditional fabrics, chemical fiber, denim, and adds strings, embellishments and other processes, traditional and modern freshness, very recognizable. However, the overall design style of Lao Meihua is biased towards aging, which is more suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, and the fashion sense is slightly insufficient for young people.