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Those small, independent, one-off boutiques are the sort of shops that make a city great and unique. It looks like a wonderful city mostly untouched by the cancer of globalism/multiculturalism.
Not claustrophobic, but there was a certain deathliness about it, and the salespeople seemed a bit bitter. Almost like Cable Car Clothiers.
I personally feel that you should get a better fit around the upper ankle - and hence better ankle support from boot lasts. That is one of the strengths of ankle boots, and fear that you risk missing out on that by having ankles boots made up on shoe lasts. Thoughts? Opinions?
Great pics. One of most elegant cities on the continent and often passed over by tourists. Did you get to the opera?
There are still plenty of tourists...most of the younger ones go to the opera with standing room tickets, at least until intermission. Standing room tickets only cost about 2 Euro.
7 Euro if I remember correctly. I wouldn't compare Vienna to Prague/Amsterdam/Barcelona when it comes to young tourists.
One thing I forgot to mention too, was the discrepancy between makers in the use of boot lasts. Balint uses shoe lasts for ankle boots, and only make Stiefelleisten (boot lasts) for top boots eg riding boots such as Wellingtons. Other makers such as Scheer and Maftei use boot lasts for ankle boots.
Boot lasts are made much thicker at the sides than other lasts and are thus made to accommodate the extra thickness required for ankle boots.
Shoe lasts. They are flatter in the waist than boot lasts and have a greater spring in the toe. The sides are thinner, corresponding to the thinness of the foot below the ankle bones.
This means of course, that if you order boots after initially ordering shoes, you have to pay another lastmaking fee.
They were really nice to us at Knize, surprisingly nice. Maybe they just knew that I was a sucker for bespoke tailor shops that also sell perfume.
Please don't wear Knize Ten when we're having lunch.
Please don't wear Knize Ten when we're having lunch.
He'll wear Rubinacci per lui.