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Success with Elizabethian Slippers

We’ve had a successful conclusion for the customer with the foot problems. The shoes fit like the glove leather they were constructed with and she’s very pleased. She tells me that the new gown should be ready soon and she’ll be ready to dance. The gold detail was made with pale gold metallic finished leather [...]

Thoughts about Designing Medieval and Renaissance shoes

Making the assumption that the footwear that has survived to become part of museum collections may be because it didn’t fit well, wasn’t a favorite pair, didn’t look like the wearer wanted, in short was a dog left sitting at the bottom of a closet, I feel that one could get creative about the detailing [...]