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Riccardo Bestetti Bespoke projects.

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I have the Spider oxford, the Bestetti, A normal lace up oxford, two single Monks in green and blue, and the commando boots. All are pictured in his tumblr. If I have time, I will take photos of my own and post them here. I am a size 13.5US and he made my feet look much smaller with his exquisite fit.
 

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I have the Spider oxford, the Bestetti, A normal lace up oxford, two single Monks in green and blue, and the commando boots. All are pictured in his tumblr. If I have time, I will take photos of my own and post them here. I am a size 13.5US and he made my feet look much smaller with his exquisite fit.
Beautiful collection ... I love all the shoes Bestetti. I can not wait to get to his feet bespoke Gladietor. Public well as photos of your models that are interested.
 

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And here are some photos of the hand of Bestetti while cutting my first shoe test. The next step I'll show you tomorrow because I have yet to download photos from your camera. This phase was done in a very professional manner in dealing with my foot as if it were a star. Tomorrow I'll show you the foot inside the shoe and cut the little changes that Bestetti must do.
 

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Yes I recall this process as well. He made me a great well fitting last. Look forward to the pictures tomorrow Gianni!
 

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Yes I recall this process as well. He made me a great well fitting last. Look forward to the pictures tomorrow Gianni!


He really is a great last maker


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does anyone happen to have photos of Riccardo's lasts they're willing to share.
i'm trying to come up with a loafer design while he's making the shoe below



the only name I know this design by is his 'almond' toe. I want something similar for a suede loafer
but have only seen a single loafer style last
 
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From my conversations with him I have learned that he has basically 2 lasts...each last with 2 different toe types.

1. Perfetta
- Perfetta Toe (very long extreme/aggressive chiseled type toe...like a bird's beak)
- Almond Toe

2. Classic
- Classic Chiseled Toe
- Classic Rounded Toe

I have pics of all of these and will try to post them tonight.
 
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SoGent

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From my conversations with him I have learned that he has basically 2 lasts...each last with 2 different toe types.

1. Perfetta
- Perfetta Toe (very long extreme/aggressive chiseled type toe...like a bird's beak)
- Almond Toe

2. Classic
- Classic Chiseled Toe
- Classic Rounded Toe

I have pics of all of these and will try to post them tonight.

thanks, I would appreciate that. what you've said makes perfect sense based on what I've seen.
 

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does anyone happen to have photos of Riccardo's lasts they're willing to share.
i'm trying to come up with a loafer design while he's making the shoe below

the only name I know this design by is his 'almond' toe. I want something similar for a suede loafer
but have only seen a single loafer style last

PCK is correct, I've understood it like that as well. Here's a buying guide with pics of all the lasts, and also comparison pic from birds eye view: http://www.shoegazing.se/2013/11/23/kopguide-riccardo-freccia-bestetti/
 

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I have a question for some of you gentlemen that own both. If I can only purchase one and they're relatively the same price, which do you think is a better buy: a pair of RTW Vass shoes or a pair of RTW Bestetti's in Blake construction? Which do you think is the better value?
 

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I have a question for some of you gentlemen that own both. If I can only purchase one and they're relatively the same price, which do you think is a better buy: a pair of RTW Vass shoes or a pair of RTW Bestetti's in Blake construction? Which do you think is the better value?


If you are asking about the better value, VASS is hard to beat.

Now if you asked what shoe would one get, if you could only get one shoe from one of these two makers, the answer would be Bestettis.
 
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