j ingevaldsson
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Honestly, what are you basing your arguments on?
I've inspected and tried on Bestetti RTW and MTO, seen how they age after several months of wear, and to argue that they are "overpriced and overvalued", that it's like "buying RTW Fosters" or that it "got no soul" is just plain silly to me.
His RTW are of impressive quality and with handwork that are surprisingly close to his Novecento and bespoke shoes (which both are made to exactly the same standard, only difference is the measurement, last making and fitting shoes processes). RTW use aniline leathers of excellent quality, MTO with aniline dyed leather of also high quality leathers but with crust hand finished. The shoes are made in his small workshop by himself and his three staff members, it's not even comparable to Fosters or Cleverley's rebranded Northampton shoes. And this, that it's completely hand made shoes (except the Blake stitch on the Blake shoes), and in MTO cases hand colored, definitely gives it a lot of soul.
Vass are really great value, but that's also the case for Bestetti RTW, IMO. The waist and construction details are definitely superior to Vass, and leathers at least on pair.
Now that's just brand whoring. Sure Bestetti doe great work for bespoke and novecento line, but his diffusion lines are probably not as good. Same thing with G&G with its superb bespoke shoes but way overpriced and overvalued RTW.
I would either save for Bestetti semi bespoke or go Vash. I know I would be left with a big regret for buying a much lessor version of what I want.
I personally don't see the point in buying anything Bestetti if it isn't bespoke. Kind of like these people buying RTW fosters, or cleverly. It's like asking Van Gogh to draw a smily face on a canvass for you. Got no soul.
Honestly, what are you basing your arguments on?
I've inspected and tried on Bestetti RTW and MTO, seen how they age after several months of wear, and to argue that they are "overpriced and overvalued", that it's like "buying RTW Fosters" or that it "got no soul" is just plain silly to me.
His RTW are of impressive quality and with handwork that are surprisingly close to his Novecento and bespoke shoes (which both are made to exactly the same standard, only difference is the measurement, last making and fitting shoes processes). RTW use aniline leathers of excellent quality, MTO with aniline dyed leather of also high quality leathers but with crust hand finished. The shoes are made in his small workshop by himself and his three staff members, it's not even comparable to Fosters or Cleverley's rebranded Northampton shoes. And this, that it's completely hand made shoes (except the Blake stitch on the Blake shoes), and in MTO cases hand colored, definitely gives it a lot of soul.
Vass are really great value, but that's also the case for Bestetti RTW, IMO. The waist and construction details are definitely superior to Vass, and leathers at least on pair.
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