Questions About Recently Purchased Testoni Shoes

[Dudufrias]

Just bought a pair of pre-owned Testoni shoes, but can't figure out what sort of construction was employed in them. I want to believe they are blake rapid. Although they seem to have a double row of stitches running inside them, as one of the pictures shows (sorry about the poor quality; I really did try hard). Any inputs?

 

[Dudufrias]

Bump.

 

[Dudufrias]

Bump.

 

[Mr G from SD]

Someone please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the stitching inside the shoe indicates blake construction.

 

[Dudufrias]

It's a double row of stitching and it appears that there is no division between the lining and the insole. Plus, the bottom stitches are really close to the borders of the outsole.

 

[JFWR]

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This has a picture of a shoe cut in half with blake stitching that looks precisely like your shoe.

I've a pair of boat shoes that are blake stitched and a pair of To Boot NY that are, too, and they look like that as well.

They are definitely blake constructed.

 

[Dudufrias]

Thank you. Any chance of it being blake/rapid?