‘Footwear’ Category
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Austerity oxfords from Rozsnyai Shoes
2April 18, 2014 by Ville Raivio
This latest post in a series on the fineries of Austro-Hungarian shoemaking picks off where the last Budapester post concluded. …
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The Nikolaus Tuczek chisel toe
0March 4, 2014 by Ville Raivio
The skill and Ethos of Tuczek was featured on Keikari around a year ago, and last month I updated the …
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Nikolaus Tuczek
11February 19, 2014 by Ville Raivio
Nikolaus Tuczek was a renowned shoemaker whose name pops up occasionally on menswear sites and forum discussions. Despite his masterful …
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Triple Sole Snow Shoes
0November 25, 2013 by Ville Raivio
Leave it to the Italians: vintage triple sole snow shoes with turned toes in brown grain leather with bellows tongue, …
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Edmund Hillary’s Walking Boots
0November 13, 2013 by Ville Raivio
In 1952, shoemaker Robert Laurie completed walking boots for Edmund Hillary‘s brisk walk around Mount Everest. The odd boot below …
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