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Actually it is very easy to work out the right highness of a heelOriginally Posted by Posh
just use the theorem of Pythagoras.
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Proper heel height
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just use the theorem of Pythagoras.
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Actually it is very easy to work out the right highness of a heelOriginally Posted by Posh
just use the theorem of Pythagoras.
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A bunch of my shoes had heels which did not touch the ground. After I had Posh reheel them for me all of them sit straight now and I have to admit that my shoes show considerably less wrinkles than before!
Therefore I don't want to miss straight standing heels anymore.
@ Posh: great drawing!
Therefore I don't want to miss straight standing heels anymore.
@ Posh: great drawing!
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Impressive. Thank you, PoshOriginally Posted by fritzl
No response to Panzer's post on the previous page? You're not going to tell us that John Lobb Paris's makers are a bunch of crooks and not real bespoke shoemakers like Istvan Feher, Jenö Kovacs, and Guyla Kiss?
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No response to Panzer's post on the previous page? You're not going to tell us that John Lobb Paris's makers are a bunch of crooks and not real bespoke shoemakers like Istvan Feher, Jenö Kovacs, and Guyla Kiss?Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley
No
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NoOriginally Posted by fritzl
You've been taking your meds then.
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It seems to me, that the heels on the Cleverly shoes sit straight on the front part of the heel and just the back of the heel is slightly curved whereas the heel of this shoe does not stand straight at all. Maybe because of this fine difference the Cleverly shoes don't seem to show wrinkles...
My experience with heels that don't sit straight at all (just like in the pictures below) is not good because of the wrinkles.
With a straight heel, my shoes have less wrinkles without shoetrees than they had before even with shoetrees.
Here a few pics - the heel in the first pic does not stand straight at all. With an adjusted heel, it's better.
My experience with heels that don't sit straight at all (just like in the pictures below) is not good because of the wrinkles.
With a straight heel, my shoes have less wrinkles without shoetrees than they had before even with shoetrees.
Here a few pics - the heel in the first pic does not stand straight at all. With an adjusted heel, it's better.
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I guess my cobbler IS doing the right thing. BTW. This whole thing started because of my new RMW chelseas which had almost a quarter of an inch lift at the heel of the shoes. I didn't even know this was the case with all my other shoes. I'll watch out for this the next time I buy shoes. Thanks.
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It is as Mr.Marcel Hun said, the heel should stand flat on the floor, only in the front it has to come up a bite, if only because under body weight pressure the heel will stand perfectly.Originally Posted by Posh
Does that mean the people at Cleverley do not know how to make shoes, or that they subscribe to a different philosophy?Originally Posted by bengal-stripe
My question is still unanswered!
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My question is still unanswered!Originally Posted by bengal-stripe
No one is going to open that door Bengel Stripe. It seems to reason that your conclusion is logical-"there is more than one way to skin a cat." JP Myhre, who worked at Lobb for two or three years told me that there are 14 different ways to make a bespoke shoe, but he has only learned 4 of them. And he has been crafting bespoke shoes for over 25 years. But, I am sure that someone will say otherwise, just for the sake of argument, if nothing else.
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