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The black oxford wingtip is
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The black (cordo?) blucher is
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The brown gunboat would have looked fantastic in scotch grain
 

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Kai,

when did Vass start some real bespoke ? I thought they were only doing MTO ?

Anyway, nice shoes..................wear them in good health....

Adrian
 

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Originally Posted by ajv
Kai,

when did Vass start some real bespoke ? I thought they were only doing MTO ?

Anyway, nice shoes..................wear them in good health....

Adrian


These shoes were all purchased over a decade ago, when Vass was doing real bespoke.

I visited his shop in Budapest.
 

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Originally Posted by kolecho
Asquith sans heel seam, hand-welted, uppers cut from some hard-to-find shells to be precise
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who cares, if it is a copy. you should already know that i like to kid...

omfg, it was made in jest...
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Originally Posted by kolecho
Who cares about heel counters.

here's your answer. imo, it adds to the character and it belongs to our tradition of shomaking...

Originally Posted by kolecho
After applying some Saphir dark brown shell cream, the left shoe looks like new. Shell, shell, shell
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Originally Posted by Kai
Vass bespoke

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the simplicity of the black blucher is amazing. just stunning...
 

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These Vass are absolutely amazing. Could someone please PM me with a means to get them in Europe? (Benelux). Flying to Hungary isn't really an option.
 

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Vass F Last Melton in cigar shell cordovan from Horween, sans HC and seem

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Originally Posted by fritzl
who cares, if it is a copy. you should already know that i like to kid... omfg, it was made in jest...
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here's your answer. imo, it adds to the character and it belongs to our tradition of shomaking...

I can accept many different approaches to design, heel counter or not. Each has its place IMO.
 

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luk-cha - Awesome new pair! You'll have to give us a shot in a more natural light to really see the color. Wear them well!
 

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Originally Posted by Slewfoot
luk-cha - Awesome new pair! You'll have to give us a shot in a more natural light to really see the color. Wear them well!

it is pretty ture to life, it is like a rich chocolate hue with a olive tinge to it at certian angles, it is a lot darker than both a DB and cigar i have had from Vass before, i am guessing it is batching issues that you get with shell, but i am sure it will lighten up with time and wear

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