K - FOOTWEAR GLOSSARY

KIDSKIN
Soft leather made from the skin of a young goat.

J - FOOTWEAR GLOSSARY

I - FOOTWEAR GLOSSARY

INSOLE

The inner sole of a shoe or boot or an extra strip of material put inside a shoe for comfort or protection. Also called innersole.

 INSTEP COLLAR

INSTEP GIRTH
The circumference around the foot at the instep.












INSTEP LINE

H - FOOTWEAR GLOSSARY

HEAVY-DUTY SOLE

HEEL
The part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel. 

 HEEL BREAST FLAP

 HEEL REST

HEEL SOCK

 HIDE
The skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed.

HIGH-HEEL

High-heeled shoes are shoes which raise the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes. When both the heel and the toes are raised, as in a platform shoe, it is generally not considered to be a "high-heel." High-heels come in a wide variety of styles, and the heels are found in many different shapes, including stiletto, block, tapered, blade, and wedge.

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G - FOOTWEAR GLOSSARY

GOATSKIN

Tanned leather from goatskin is considered extremely durable and is commonly used to make rugs (for example in Indonesia) and carpet binding. It is often used for gloves, boots, and other products that require a soft hide. Kid gloves, popular in Victorian times, are still made today. It is used for a traditional Spanish container for wine bota bag (or called goatskin). Traditional kefir was made in bags from goatskin.

GOODYEAR METHOD

The 'Goodyear Welted' construction is a traditional method for the manufacture of mens shoes, taking its name from the inventor who mechanised the original hand sewn method. The essence of this construction is that the upper is shaped over the last and secured by sewing a strip of leather or 'welt' to the upper and inner sole. The cavity formed by the welt is then filled with a cork compound known as 'Flexofil' which is highly flexible and resilient giving a welted shoe its unique comfort. The process is then completed by attaching a sole to the welt.The stitched construction allows the shoe to be repaired many times by replacing the sole. The very nature of this method of shoemaking takes many weeks and can involve up to two hundred highly skilled operators creating a shoe of comfort, strength and durability. 

VALERIA MORO reviews our shoes

"My Lauro Righi shoes have arrived!"

from PLEASE, JUDGE ME BY MY COVER

There you go with some shots of my first pair of Lauro Righi vintage shoes, bought on their Etsy profile.

Love the colour and the leather, so soft and perfectly conserved (this model is from the 80s).

Can't wait to buy my next pair!

BORN IN FLAMES reviews our shoes

from BORN IN FLAMES

 

 Hello! My name is Born In Flames!! Excuse me, but I noticed that you like fashion, and I can tell by looking at you that you are not content to swaddle your feet in common beds of woven twigs held together by clumps of sodden earth like so many people, so I thought that I would help you today, by showing you the greatest vintage shoe purveyor on all of the Etsies, and possibly the whole internets!!

The name is Lauro Righi and they have the choicest selection of 60s-80s deadstock vintage Italian shoes I’ve ever seen. You just need to have tiny feet and many monies. Let my Samsquanch proportions and penury be your gain! Go buy all of these now, and send me photos of you in the fancie kicks, along with many grateful e-kisses later! You’re welcome!!

1. Totally Proenza-esque! White python & suede platforms!!

2. Metallic Leather Ankle-strap Mary Janes!!

3. Weird plum suede strappy boots!

4. Stevie Nicks!!!

5. Brown suede stompers, but, like, delicate!!

6. Blue suede ballerina shoes!!