Riccardo Bestetti Bespoke projects. - Page 11

No it is just plain old calf leather

I am thinking about doing a boot in cordovan. Something like the Edward Green Dover, but as a lace up boot. In Cordovan with a thick rubber sole. Something like that would be excellent for winterwear.

Thank you very much, I should note however that not all pairs in this thread are mine. The sharkskin chukka's are T4s, C&A posted his U-Caps and the Croc/Calf mavericks are Riccardo's own shoes. The blue shoes that Riccardo put the brogueing on are for a fellow Dutch client. But we wil post (lots) more pictures in the future. I have plenty of shoes I still want to order with Riccardo and I know of several more people who want to do so.

IMHO the great thing about bespoke there really is no limitation other than your own imagination and the skill of the shoemaker. In the case of Riccardo I have found someone who is very creative and isn't afraid to experiment with shapes, models and colours. Over the past 2 years that I have been a client of him I have seen a steady improvement in his work. When I compare my first shoe, now about 1,5 years old, to the stingray. His workmanship has improved immensely. It's a great process to watch and also to get excited about as a customer.

Something like that, but much nicer ofcourse. A bit of Italian flair and in shell cordovan.

For me it is Riccardo himself. He is very good at interpreting what you want and translating that into the last en design of your shoe. I think the overal balance of his shoes are very nice. Especially if you look at the last of my stingrays. The stingray brings out the shape of the last very well. I am thinking about doing a very classic design next on that last. A black cap toe.

This was the first shoe I have of Riccardo's on that particular last:



If you look at my blue shoes with the R closure, you can see the shape is more agressive.