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post #76 of 79

2/29/08 at 6:13am

bengal-stripe

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Originally Posted by fritzl

Dopey, the woven leather is applied to a fleece. That would made me think it has to be lined.

I never had any shoes made from woven leather strips, but I had various plaited belts. They have a tendency to stretch ad infinitum; I presume the same would happen with un-backed leather weave, particular in the flex points. That backing might well be necessary for the shoes to keep their shape.

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Originally Posted by the.chikor

But, keep in mind, like Mr. and Mrs. Maftei explained to me three days ago, in Vienna, social norms dictate this sort of last as popular and socially acceptable. Thus, Maftei must produce this style of last. However, this does not mean that Maftei does not or can not produce any other type of last that you want. They like producing rounded waists for me, but they said that no one in Vienna would wear them if they produced them on a regular basis.

Oops. Now we know. ............Fritzl it's the likes of you, that is holding Maftei back.

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post #77 of 79

3/1/08 at 12:04am

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Oops. Now we know. ............Fritzl it's the likes of you, that is holding Maftei back.

Fritzl, them sounds like fightin' words.

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3/2/08 at 4:55pm

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Originally Posted by the.chikor

Fritzl, them sounds like fightin' words.

Not at all. It is good to have bs around. He is more knowledgeable than me, when it comes to English shoes.

Unfortunately he did not participate in the Austro-Hungarian thread yet.

He has "worked" with KR Georg Materna and IIRC he has shoes from Andreas Kudweis, so he owns pieces from both sides of the pond.

As I am "working" on a new pair of shoes with a young talented maker - Shoes will be finished in April - and it is again an exciting thing to see a different approach.

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3/2/08 at 5:20pm

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