This is a High to Late Medieval Shoe with Openwork and Heelpatches

This is a one-off pair and no other pairs will have exactly this pattern of decoration.

This style of shoe is suitable for medieval costume for both men and women. They would go with richer folk's costume, rather than workers and would be worn by fashionable young men as well as ladies.
These shoes are faithful historical replicas, NOT phantasy or LARP style shoes, although you can wear them to such events of course.

 

These shoes are made in historically authentic turn-shoe construction. They are sewn inside out, then soaked in water, turned the right way round, put back on the last and dried out slowly for several days.

I only use best British vegetable tanned shoulders for the soles and finest French calf-skins for the uppers. They have a 3.5mm (1/7in) thick sole just like the finds in the museums that I studied. 

However, they are machine-sewn to keep them affordable. But once they are on your feet all the stitching is hidden inside and so they look 100% authentic. I sell a lot of these to even the most picky of re-enactment societies.


Returns:

I only accept the return of shoes that are unmarked, unworn and unmodified. If you wish to return shoes for a refund you must do so within 14 days of receipt.


About Us:

My name is Ana Deissler, Ph.D. I am a historical shoe-maker and craft-demonstrator, based in Britain. I do this full time and all my shoe-replicas are based on archaeological evidence. Amongst my customers are Leeds Royal Armouries, The Ashmolean and The Victoria and Albert Museum, who use my shoes to dress historically costumed staff, dummies and to stock handling boxes for educational kits. I also work for countless theatres and film companies.

ANA Period Shoes, 26 Vicarage Terrace, Treorchy, CF42 6NA, United Kingdom.