Let’s think about what the so-called bespoke really means. Vanity, when you don’t get it, the psychology takes owning bespoke products particularly high, but once you get them, this attribute fades faster than what you get when you buy a luxury brand as the big logos shine everyday you carry them.
But there are two points that cannot be broken.
- Fit. In fact, this is not how good bespoke is, but just that it is willing to change for you. Let’s say the skill of a last maker working for a big shoe company cannot be weak, if they are willing to make lasts for your specific feet, and together with a finished product to try to fine-tune, the end result wouldn’t be bad. But in the industrial era, such a willingness to change for you has become rare and expensive. Many people say that if it is not a special body, you don’t need to customize a suit, just wear a ready-to-wear suit. The same applies to dress shoes as long as you try enough lasts of enough brands, you can definitely find the most suitable one. But isn’t so much a cost of time and effort?
- Individuality. In the era of pursuing individual expression, the demand for bespoke service will increase. For example, my favorite is the cap toe Oxford in black. Hearing this, everyone must think that there will never be a need for bespoke. But if the aesthetics of the market are more and more Italian, sharp and long, then chubby lovers like me can go to bespoke for resort. I am a relatively bizarre example, most people still have their own ideas, and there are none on the market, so find an executor you admire to implement together.
The pair I want to share today is a more special pair of monk shoes.
I hope that every article is just an introduction, taking everyone to the elegant and gorgeous ocean of dress shoes.
Last
The last has always been a big point of controversy on Maftei. Schubert is the most sought after model which sits on last Alexandru. Last Alexandru is actually a very Italian and narrow last. In contrary the lasts that retain the Austro-Hungarian flavor, such as the Pei and Jesper lasts, have very little acceptance.
The last 445 (I have yet given it a name) is a combination of English blunt toe and Italian elongation from top and 45 degrees views. I don’t see too much Austro-Hungarian taste and mostly Italian.
But as soon as it came to the profile, it immediately shows rich Austro-Hungarian flavor with towering toe. Does this one feel like a platypus mouth?
Pattern
Double buckle Monks with light brown or orange patina and the toe is gradient dark yellow brown. The so-called Burnishing is quite normally used by Italians as well as Edward Green. Norwegese stitched Monk shoes are really rare on the market.
Paolo Scafora, the absolute defender of Italian Norwegese construction today, shows this skill on his double-buckle Monk boots.
Unlike Paolo Scafora’s 270-degree Norwegese stitch, Maftei prefers 360-degree and white stitching to highlight.
Because I like shoes with a very formal feeling, I have never been a fan of Norwegese construction. I think Paolo Scafora’s more layers and finer stitches give a better aesthetic experience.
The most eye-catching thing about this pair of shoes is how Cap Toe is formed.
Although this pair of Paolo Scafora also uses “pick stitch” to form Cap Toe, it runs completely through the side. Maftei handles only part of the area certainly has more difficulty. This element has not been seen on any shoes before. I think that’s something the Bespoke should show, which is to keep innovating.
Name
Eric Zeisl is an Austrian musician born in Vienna, and the shoe is named after him because his music is “notable for expressive melody, rich harmonies, strong dance-derived rhythms, and imaginative scoring“。
Summary
As a Bespoke brand, we are happy to introduce new styles to make some rare elements more special. At the same time, regional style is never let go.