New Budapest last from Budapest

MarcellHUN · Oct 9, 2010

Here is my new creation for a NYC customer (I hope he will see them here). The last is the new interpretation of the old Budapest last - a bit longer, a bit more elegant - I would say just the new demands for an old model. (I think I should make something like this for myself..

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Chips · Oct 9, 2010

Very nice

GBer · Oct 9, 2010

Nice nail pattern too

cimabue · Oct 9, 2010

Very nice, these have a chance.

How much?

distinctive · Oct 9, 2010

Lovely, I assume Dinkelacker is your inspiration?

luk-cha · Oct 9, 2010

quite nice these are!

MarcellHUN · Oct 9, 2010

Originally Posted by distinctive

Lovely, I assume Dinkelacker is your inspiration?

No. I think we have the same inspiration - Hungarian traditions.

bengal-stripe · Oct 9, 2010

Originally Posted by MarcellHUN

No. I think we have the same inspiration - Hungarian traditions.

There is a story, how the traditional Hungarian-style last came into existence: Hungarian peasants were in the habit of wearing their shoes oversized and stuffing them out with straw.

That served the Hungarian army very well during the first World war. While the Austrian army wore correctly fitting boots........and had their feet frost-bitten, the Hungarian army had oversized boots filled with straw..........and had no problems with frost-bites.

radicaldog · Oct 9, 2010

While it is a beautifully made shoe, the last doesn't speak to me: it seems neither fish nor fowl. A compromise last with integrity, in my view, would be the Vass Neue Peter.

MarcellHUN · Oct 10, 2010

I believe this gentleman talked about the sole decoration. I made this sole decoration in 1989, when I passed my shoemaker trade school final exam (I can prove it - I still have that pair!

), and I also have an old pair (I guess 90 years old - with these nail decoration - pretty much used, but visible. BTW triangle was a very common symbol in finishing here.

MyOtherLife · Oct 10, 2010

Wonderful work Marcel. I like this one very much.

meister · Oct 10, 2010

Originally Posted by radicaldog

While it is a beautifully made shoe, the last doesn't speak to me: it seems neither fish nor fowl. A compromise last with integrity, in my view, would be the Vass Neue Peter.

+1 Don't stuff around with perfection they say...

artoftime · Oct 10, 2010

elegant

MarcellHUN · Oct 11, 2010

I have never designed talking lasts..

Anyway thanks for your appreciation. I believe the next one will be closer to the western taste.

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