I have listed comparisons of Edward Green Dover on 202, 606 and 82 lasts. This time, with Maftei shoes, you can also see how the same model/style performs on different lasts. Post Views: 1,747
Tag: Maftei
Maftei is famous for its one signature model, seamless wholecut oxford. According to ShoeGazing, seamless wholecut was invented in 1970s by an English shoemaker, who was an outworker and made this model for some shops. The number of shoemakers who can make this style may not be small, for example, LU Yang in China is
As a bespoke shoemaker with a very high market share in Central Europe, Maftei has a lot of customers in Austria and Germany, and many customers in Western Europe or Asia only learned about this brand when they arrived there, and then spread its reputation little by little. Because of the markets and customers he
Maftei really loves the Navvy style, maybe just like Jesper said, Central European shoes are sturdy and durable, so favour Norwegian construction and split toe. Maftei has the same concept of leather in this style, from shell cordovan to buffalo to suede, and then to the grained leather today. Post Views: 2,418
This is a Chinese customer’s order to Maftei. It has been more than 10 months from the first foot measurement to the receipt of shoes. There have been 4 pairs of trial shoes in the middle, which is why it has been so long. Post Views: 2,783
This is not my first encounter of full blind stitched shoes, but the one I am crazy for. Let us have a look together. Post Views: 1,574
After What is a chisel last and What is an almond last, the third one is what is a banana last. Post Views: 1,630
These shoes weren’t really my specification because I asked Mr. Maftei to make the shoes he wanted to make for me. The result is the last and craftsmanship are so satisfying, while the colour is a little bit out of control. Let us check it out. Post Views: 1,562
We have seen, or described, three details on Maftei shoes, namely wood pegging construction, seamless wholecut and seamless heel. Seamless wholecut has certainly seamless heel, but all his models have seamless heel. A seamless heel can create a cleaner and more refined finish, and its difficulty lies on lasting. I will Introduce the other two
Maftei, a bespoke shoemaker in Vienna, Austria, has been open for almost half a century and has quite a few customers in Austria Germany and Nordic region. What really made it gain world fame was Shoegazing, Jesper Ingevaldsson commissioned its signature style, a seamless wholecut Oxford. Pink is an extremely rare colour in dress shoes,