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post #1231 of 1257

2/10/13 at 6:28pm

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Nice to see you posting again fritzl.

it will be an exception...

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2/10/13 at 7:27pm

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Fantastic, thank you a lot for sharing with us!

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3/4/13 at 10:50am

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Starting my shoes at Maftei Vienna

Few models found in the shop:

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3/4/13 at 11:57am

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Originally Posted by bengal-stripe

Gosh, you must have the memory of an elephant!

My boots are indeed identical (although I did opt for a double leather sole) to the sample, down to the strange "Owl" medallion. When I ordered them, back in 2006, Materna did not have the pictured sample in the shop; otherwise, I might have opted for a different medallion. (Well, it grows on you and is certainly preferable to the "Grinning Monkey", Saint Crispin is so fond of.

Over the weekend, I might take a few pictures, showing the boots some seven years later.

I fit Materna rtw fine and didn't get mto or bespoke, were the fit/choices/etc very different?

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3/11/13 at 12:25pm

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Some Materna shots

Overall impression is very positive, I only don't get why they asking for the shoes more than twice compare to Maftei (1500+ euro vs. 690+ euro). I will stick to Vass and Maftei.

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3/12/13 at 4:35am

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Fantastic shoes!
fritzl will be very happy to see them represented.
Imo they look no less lovely than all the makers everybody at SF is so crazy about - EG, GG, StC, Lobb

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3/16/13 at 3:33pm

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3/16/13 at 3:37pm

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These are fantastic. Congrats.

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3/16/13 at 4:54pm

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These are fantastic. Congrats.

Thank you

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3/17/13 at 1:47am

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Very nice!

Just one question -why did you choose wood pegged soles over stiched? Just for esthetic or for something else?

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3/17/13 at 8:43am

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Very nice!
Just one question -why did you choose wood pegged soles over stiched? Just for esthetic or for something else?

Just wanted something different, heard a lot about them and their heritage so wanted to have something in person.

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3/17/13 at 1:22pm

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Just wanted something different, heard a lot about them and their heritage so wanted to have something in person.

Very nicely done! Were these bespoke or RTW? Would you mind telling us what they cost you?

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3/18/13 at 11:23am

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Materna MTM starts from 1500 euros, at least that's what they told me in the Vienna shop.

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3/18/13 at 2:57pm

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Hello, i know it's not the marketplace but i think some of you might be interested anyway: http://www.styleforum.net/t/340677/vass-budapest-shoes-norweger-norwegian-black-with-double-leather-sole

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3/19/13 at 4:07am

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We have been introduced to "Cipesz mester" Kovacs by the last maker Kalman Berta.

Mr. Kovacs is already retired after having a heart attack. Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

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Though I always wore his shoes, I did not really consider to visit him. One day, I met a friend and asked him about his shoemaker. Guyla Kiss. The rest is history.

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He did it.

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On the courtesy of a friend:
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I like those Norwegians a lot.

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By popular request of a single person (two actually) here are pictures of those Materna boots (taken earlier today).

I've just seen a tiny difference between my boots and the Materna sample, which has nine pairs of eyelets, while I have eight. As the height of the boots is more or less the same, the spacing between the eyelets must be a smidgeon closer.
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