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The Barefoot Loafer Dress Shoe

Name: The Barefoot Loafer Dress Shoe
Brand: Michael Plater II
Rating: 4.1 (44 reviews)

The Madison - A full-grain leather barefoot loafer for modern comfort and timeless style. Designed in Northern California by OAKA.

Created by Michael Plater II · Launched May 18, 2026 · Closes Jun 17, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$8K

Goal $5K

Backers

44

33 data points

Funded

160%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

16 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Footwear category average. This project has hit 160% of its goal, while the average live Footwear project on Kickstarter sits at 94% (71% above the category).

Lens Score: 65 / 100 — strong potential. 24-hour funding growth of +47.3% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

33 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

May 18, 2026Jun 1, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in 1 hour.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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LENS SCORE

65/ 100

Strong potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion160%

Backers44

Days running13d

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$16K

Predicted to fund 326% of goal

◐ Medium confidence

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Mid-campaign forecast based on the typical Kickstarter funding curve.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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The Barefoot Loafer Dress Shoe

The Madison - A full-grain leather barefoot loafer for modern comfort and timeless style. Designed in Northern California by OAKA.

Created by Michael Plater II · Launched May 18, 2026 · Closes Jun 17, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Footwear category average. This project has hit 160% of its goal, while the average live Footwear project on Kickstarter sits at 94% (71% above the category).

Lens Score: 65 / 100 — strong potential. 24-hour funding growth of +47.3% suggests sustained momentum.

Compare against 15 other live Footwear projects →