Handmade Shoes for Men - Hardcover

Vass, László; Mólnar, Magda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3848003686 ISBN 13: 9783848003686

Publisher: h.f.ullmann publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Handmade Shoes for Men elucidates the entire process of creating classic men's shoes, while the detailed color photographs document every stage of production. It is a worthy introduction, for both the professional and the layman, to the wealth of tradition that is waiting to be discovered in the shoemaker's workshop.

About this title

Book Description

Magda Molnar, born in Budapest in 1943, studied English literature at Budapest University. She subsequently worked as managing editor at various leading Hungarian publishing houses. Magda Molnar’s particular interest in shoemaking is rooted in her family history: her grandfather practiced the profession of shoemaker for 50 years, specializing in handmade shoes and gentlemen’s boots.

About the Author

László Vass, born in Budapest in 1946, worked in the Hungarian fashion house of Magyar Divatintezet as a clicker, closer, shoemaker, and designer from 1964 until 1969. In 1970, having gained his professional shoemaking qualification, he joined a private workshop specializing in handmade shoes and ladies' boots as assistant chief designer and shoemaker. In 1978, Vass founded his own workshop and opened a business in the centrt of Budapest. Since 1988, he and his 20 staff have concentrated on traditional shoemaking. Today, the exquisite quality of the shoes made by the firm of Vass has earned the workshop enormous respect throughout Europe.

About this edition

• Publisher: h.f.ullmann publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 3848003686
• ISBN 13: 9783848003686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 216