Sartorial Adventures in Vienna, Budapest & Warsaw

[fredfred]

Cool pics. The last two are amazing.

I want the black/white shoes that have.. ostrich(?) in them.

 

[888style]

I want the black/white shoes that have.. ostrich(?) in them.

+1

 

[Rambo]

Great pictures, especially of Vass. From the way everyone talks about their poor store experiences I fully expected it to be in a back alley somewhere with dim lighting staffed by fat, hairy Eastern European women holding babies and walking around with their kitchen aprons on while cigarettes dangle from their lips.

Why no Koronya visit? And, did you end up actually buying anything on the trip?

 

[gshen]

Originally Posted by Rambo

Great pictures, especially of Vass. From the way everyone talks about their poor store experiences I fully expected it to be in a back alley somewhere with dim lighting staffed by fat, hairy Eastern European women holding babies and walking around with their kitchen aprons on while cigarettes dangle from their lips. Why no Koronya visit? And, did you end up actually buying anything on the trip?
TBH - i forgot about koronya.... f*ck me. Would have loved to visit the workshop and see the class being conducted, but I completely forgot when I was there for some reason. And yes, I did pick up a pair of shoes, but they will take a couple of weeks to get here. Pics when they arrive.. no further deets! Edit: also, Eva Vass is as good a shoe salesperson as it gets. For some reason they have very limited stock of F and U lasts in store, even though those seem to be the most popular ones (at least on SF?).

 

[MarcellHUN]

Originally Posted by gshen

TBH - i forgot about koronya.... f*ck me. Would have loved to visit the workshop and see the class being conducted, but I completely forgot when I was there for some reason.

And yes, I did pick up a pair of shoes, but they will take a couple of weeks to get here. Pics when they arrive.. no further deets!

Edit: also, Eva Vass is as good a shoe salesperson as it gets. For some reason they have very limited stock of F and U lasts in store, even though those seem to be the most popular ones (at least on SF?).

No problem, next time you come - you are very welcome in my workshop.

 

[comrade]

Originally Posted by lee_44106

That's a lot of bespoke shoemakers.

Is shoemaking a big industry in Vienna/Budapest?

Is Vass at the top of the heap among shoemakers there?

In Vienna it's probably Balint, Scheer, Materna, St Crispins, Maftei

In Budapes I do not believe that there is a rival to Vass

 

[comrade]

[Warning: picture heavy post!]

Thought I would share some some photos of my recent 12 day sartorial adventures in Central-Eastern Europe, mostly shoemakers:

Spectacular Photos, especially of the Danube in Budapest at night.

Did you visit Ludwig Reiter in Vienna?
The Abba and Fischer shoes remind me of Reiter,
except they appear to be less expensive

 

[tractorcasual]

Originally Posted by fritzl

some shoe guys told me mixed things about mr. fischer but nvm...

I have a pair of RTW half-brogue oxfords from Fischer. They are supposedly "Made in Vienna" and I like the shape of the shoes, but the leather quality and craftmanship are average at best. They are quite a bit cheaper than other Vienna RTW vendors like Ludwig Reiter. and looking closely at their shoes it is easy to see why. I won't buy another RTW pair from Fischer. I don't know about their bespoke service but is suspiciously cheap for Vienna.

 

[Corniche]

Nice pictures, thanks man-

One question, what are those shoes doing on the river border?

Pictures of the Budapest brothels?

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by gshen

holy ****. i do not know what i have missed... i was indeed in vienna on 21st october for 4 days. i only thought of contacting you and Sterling Gillette (and other SF members) when i was in the country, but i figured it was too late by then.

what did i miss!?

see my link. all shoes are on display here www.weinundkunst.at until 8. november 2009

and i have been around until saturday, so i could have been a tour-guide

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by gshen

For some reason they have very limited stock of F and U lasts in store, even though those seem to be the most popular ones (at least on SF?).

you answered it yourself. f and u are not their signature models. they are popular here, but not in europe in the same way.

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by tractorcasual

I have a pair of RTW half-brogue oxfords from Fischer. They are supposedly "Made in Vienna" and I like the shape of the shoes, but the leather quality and craftmanship are average at best. They are quite a bit cheaper than other Vienna RTW vendors like Ludwig Reiter. and looking closely at their shoes it is easy to see why. I won't buy another RTW pair from Fischer. I don't know about their bespoke service but is suspiciously cheap for Vienna.

they are not cheap

the price level in vienna is much deeper than i.e. paris, london, rome..., due to the fact, that you have the highest percentage of shoemakers in comparison to the population numbers.

there are somewhat 40 bespoke/custom made operations in vienna and add another ten for the greater area.

 

[psyc1030]

very nice...looks like you enjoyed your trip very much, and now we are looking forward to seeing your pick ups

 

[gshen]

fast forward 5 weeks: look what santa brought!

 

[Sator]

Very nice!!! Merry Christmas