As a famous city in Central Europe with a long history, Vienna will never be short of celebrities or noble families. With such soil, there are naturally many craftsmen who serve these people.
Maftei and Materna are two very popular shoemakers.
The two nephews of Alexandru Maftei, Stefan and Raz Maftei opened their workshop Maszschuhe。
And then the least known Harald Kammel.
But on top of this, when it comes to the existence of the top bespoke shoemaker in Vienna, it is Rudolf Scheer & Söhne.
This bespoke shoe store began to serve the nobles at that time in 1816, 50 years earlier than John Lobb who started to serve Edward VII in London in 1866.
There are a lot of names of emperors and kings in the client list.
In this sense, it can be regarded as the earliest bespoke shoemaker in the world with a record.
Since 1816, this shoe store has been in the hands of the Scheer family, and the main shoemaker in the store has always been a member of the family. The current last maker, Markus Scheer is the seventh generation.
Scheer’s shoes, the styles are quite traditional and conservative, and there is no napped waist. Unless the customer emphasizes it extremely, it is to use the standard of Central Europe such as Square Waist. Shoes also look sturdy.
If other bespoke shoemakers in Vienna serve the public, Rudolf Scheer & Söhne serves the upper class, starting at 5,000 euros, which is basically not much different from John Lobb London.
Delivery time is starting from 1 year.
Alexandru Maftei originally worked in Rudolf Scheer & Söhne, and then went out to work alone. And his wife Roxana was a colleague there. The father of his two nephews, that is, his brother, stayed in this shop until he retired.