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When the cat has gone away…

I’m off to Budapest. You kids behave, play nice, and no more interweb slap-fights while I’m gone. O.o

These?

….I like these!

Jodhpur ankle boot, built on boot last (usually built on shoe last form, but I used a boot last to get the toe spring/heel height). Hardtke shrunken bull hide (Azteca), heavily antiqued and burnished. Handmade horse butt welt. Leather toe box. 1 3/4″ Cuban heel.

Horse butt ‘belt’, brass buckle. A bit of a [...]

From the Shoe Pile

Work boots, brown bull hide vamps and counters with green calf tops. 4 rows of stitching. Don’t ask about the pull tabs…
Full storm welt, leather midsole with heat formed synthetic outsole.

Chukkas in burgundy French Calf.

Your (sometimes) humble cordwainer.

Next week: jodhpur boots and a pair of tall top piratey pirate boots.