Reversible medieval shoes laced in brown cowhide leather

Reversible medieval shoes laced in brown cowhide leather

SKU: VM002347

Category: medieval shoes

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Vehi Mercatus

Classic medieval shoes made of cowhide in brown - handmade with reversible stitching for an authentic look.

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Description

Reversible medieval shoes laced from vegetable tanned cowhide brown

With this type of medieval shoe, attention was paid to the accuracy of the reproduction of medieval footwear.

This late medieval half boot was reverse-stitched as was customary in the Middle Ages. This means that the sole was sewn to the upper leather of the shoe from the left using a sturdy thread and then turned to the right.

The seams in the upper leather were implemented as butt seams with flesh-edge stitches so that no seams are visible on the outside.

This shoe is rounded off with a sewn-in welt in the heel area. Here, the sole can be doubled up or patched using a sewn-on piece of leather, which ensures longer durability.

Finds of these shoes can be found in many museums. Similar shoes have also been found in earlier times. This type of shoe can also be found in the work “Shoes and Patterns” by Francis Grew and Margarethe de Neergaard, where it is dated to 1100-1450.

Details Reversible medieval shoes laced in brown cowhide:

Upper leather thickness: approx. 2.5 mm
Outsole thickness: approx. 3-4mm
Upper material: leather
Lining and / or insole: leather
Outsole: leather

About the size:
The shoes fit well if you choose your street shoe size. If you are wavering between two sizes, we recommend choosing the smaller size, as the leather expands during use.

About the dyeing:
The shoe on offer is dyed by hand with alcohol-based oil dye and then sealed.

Most shoes in this price segment are made with leather that has been treated with acrylic-based paint. As acrylic paint is an opaque paint, the dyeing process applies a wafer-thin layer of plastic paint to the leather. This looks very even, but has very little to do with the dyeing methods used in the Middle Ages or the natural, original leather grain of the upper leather.

Our dyeing method gives the shoe an antique look, as the pores of the natural leather material are different and the color is absorbed differently in some places. This makes each shoe unique.

Scope of delivery: 1 pair of reversible medieval shoes laced in brown cowhide leather