(Man's tie shoe late 19th Century. Kid leather and Silk, 14.1x19x25.5 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. www.mfa.org )
The day I discovered these beauties was clearly a good one. I've been sorely tempted to start designing my own shoes based off these and other antique ones, however, my lack of shoe lasts (the form you shape the exterior of the shoe on) has slowed the process. Perhaps I will make my own.
The process of making shoes seems interesting, and strangely straightforward. I have no intention of following any of the articles I've read on it, as I refuse to believe there is only one way of doing things. Most cultures have some sort of footwear, and they can't all make them the same way.
Granted, after I try to make a pair, I'll probably go back and follow each step of someone's tutorial and be left with a rather bland pair of useless slippers.
D.
