by Boots Blogger | Oct 16, 2018 | Featured Posts
“I left toward eight or nine o’clock in the evening and until midnight I transported all sorts of people; only then did Paris empty. In the whole city there remained only a few lively intersections, oases in the desert of cobblestones – Montparnasse,...
by Boots Blogger | Oct 16, 2018 | Featured Posts
The slender elegance of a high heeled boot is wonderfully easy to see and admire – who can help but notice! – but have you ever given thought to the design, craftsmanship and engineering that goes into creating the heels themselves? Or the careful...
by Boots Blogger | Oct 16, 2018 | Featured Posts
One of the many pleasures of being a bespoke boot-maker is meeting our customers and hearing the stories – like this one that led to the making of our very first pair of Aviator boots. Some years ago we were approached by a man from La Rochelle who had discovered a...
by Boots Blogger | Oct 16, 2018 | Featured Posts
In 1599 Shah Abbas the Great of Persia sent his first-ever diplomatic mission to Western Europe. Fresh from his victories over the Uzbeks and clearly feeling his oats, he was keen to find out if there was any interest in forging an east-west alliance against his...
by Boots Blogger | Oct 16, 2018 | Featured Posts
Here’s something you might not have given much thought to as you shop around for a pair of custom boots. Once upon a time every boot-maker worthy of the name custom made their own boot soles – it was simply a part of the deal. An important part. After all, the...
by Boots Blogger | Oct 15, 2018 | Featured Posts
In the summer of 1813 all of London was abuzz with the news that General Arthur Wellesley, the Marquess of Wellington, had scored a decisive victory over the French Army at Vitoria – a triumph that ended Napoleonic rule in Spain and heralded the end of the Peninsular...
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