Custom Renaissance Boots » Mt Vernon http://www.customrenaissanceboots.com Made to order footwear for Renaissance Faires, SCA, fantasy and science fiction fans Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:42:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Revolutionary War Era Shoes http://www.customrenaissanceboots.com/2010/01/revolutionary-war-era-shoes/ http://www.customrenaissanceboots.com/2010/01/revolutionary-war-era-shoes/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:39:00 +0000 admin http://www.customrenaissanceboots.com/?p=124 My sister and her family made a trip east and stopped at Mt Vernon. She took pictures of the shoes displayed with the portrait of Martha as a young woman. Not at all what I expected her to look like. The shoes are wonderful. the picture will go in my reference file. One of these [...]]]> My sister and her family made a trip east and stopped at Mt Vernon. She took pictures of the shoes displayed with the portrait of Martha as a young woman. Not at all what I expected her to look like. The shoes are wonderful. the picture will go in my reference file. One of these days it will the inspiMartha W shoes 2 cropMartha Washington cropration picture for some one’s footwear. The detailing is wonderful. The last would be a challenge, but the heels look almost modern. I used reproductions of buckles from one of Martha’s relatives as the buckles on the pirate shoes. These look really similar and must have been a popular style a the time.

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