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I have good news today for the Style Forum. Â My boss has authorized me to make a special promotional offer of ready-to-wear Vass shoes to the members of the forum. Now for some shameless flattery - what better way to advertise the shoes than to get them onto the feet of stylish gentlemen such as yourselves?? I can take orders for the Budapest model. Here are some pictures of Budapests:
The shoes come with custom shoe trees:
They also come with Vass shoe bags. You can order the Budapest model in Black, Brown, or Cognac. Â Retail for these shoes in the US is going to be between $750.00 and $900.00. The Style Forum promotional price is $479.00 plus $20.00 for shipping. Remember, these are bespoke quality, hand welted shoes. There are very few workshops in the world that make shoes this way and even fewer that make hand welted ready-to-wear shoes. Vass shoes will always be a very exclusive product. After all, there are less than 25 people involved in crafting the shoes. Â Here are some pictures of various steps in the making process: Clicking
Lasting
Stitching the welt
Stitching the sole
Building the heel
Finished welt before the sole is added - notice that the feather is cut into the insole rather than being glued on.
This offer will only be good until the first Vass shoes arrive in retail stores. We have our first order already - the shoes (a different style) will arrive at Fairfield Clothiers in Fairfield CT in mid-December. At that point the promotion will end. Budapest shoemakers and the Budapest model have been famous since the epoch of the Austro-Hungarian empire, almost a century ago. The Budapest is a true classic. It is not out of place in the classic wardrobe and yet it is just different enough that designers are always mimicking the toe shape (John Varvatos is a recent example.) Also, it is the rare shoe that is stylish while having a lot of room in the toe-box. All in all the Budapest is very unique and very versatile shoe. It wasn't my favorite when I first saw it in pictures. But that changed dramatically when I saw it in person. It is now my favorite shoe in the Vass line. I wear my Budapests with just about everything - from jeans to my more casual suits. Â I think you will like them. If you would like to order a pair contact me at: [email protected] I can assist you with sizing information. Depending on when you order, the shoes should arrive mid-to-late December or mid-to-late January. If you are new to the forum and haven't read my previous posts about Vass shoes you can link to them below. They include pictures and details about the making process: Post 1 Post 2 Now for more Vass news: Vass has developed some new models that are stylistically much closer to Cleverley and Berluti. They are incredible as I'm sure you will agree:
Now I am going to need your help. The above shoes are prototypes. We are trying to determine which of these models will sell the best. So, do you like them, and if so, which model do you like the best?? When they arrive in stores these models will include the very cool three-piece shoe tree and the beveled sole will be finished with a "half black" finish like Edward Green.  I am hoping to reward your responses by making a promotional offer of one of these new models to the Style Forum. I can't guarantee it yet but we are going to try. I must warn you - they will be substantially more expensive than the Budapest model as they involve more work to produce. In Budapest these models are selling for TWICE as much as the basic models.  And in conclusion I will do some shameless name dropping. Both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone own Vass shoes. Helmut Kohl and  George Soros are also customers. And Ciro Paone himself has visited the workshop. But I think ya'll will do your Budapests more justice than any of those gentlemen, except maybe for Mr. Paone