no no no it was an honest question, i mean we all have odd fetishists, but if yours is to have a seam then how about with/ on heel counters, as some brand do, some dont and other just dart them?
I prefer when the external heel counter is 1 piece with a small 'dart' of stitching at the bottom. I do have a pair with a heel counter and seam down the middle; I find those look a bit busy, perhaps the opposite of your seamless backs!
From NYC to Budapest: Lee Child, of all people, in 'Gone Tomorrow', describes Reacher's bench-made Cheaney brogues, and six months later I've got Vass P2, U and these F's: London 3 eyelet, dark cognac, double sole:
From NYC to Budapest: Lee Child, of all people, in 'Gone Tomorrow', describes Reacher's bench-made Cheaney brogues, and six months later I've got Vass P2, U and these F's: London 3 eyelet, dark cognac, double sole:
I prefer the former: the curve on the lower quarter gives the shoe a longer, sleeker appearance, while the straight line of the latter interrupts the flow of the shoe's lines.