My Fugawee shoes arrived today. I stuck the velcro on to pull the latches out of the way & laced them up with a piece of leather cord and taadaa, shoes.
Now these are NOT GAoP correct, but they are as close as we come for my current shoe budget of $100. The astute observer (ie the other nuts in the room) will note the lack of butt stitching, the way the latch is attached wrong, the left & right last & the reenforced heel. But to the, well lets call them "sane" general public, these look like standard buckle shoes (once I get some buckles that is). So until the Empress opens her "End All, Bee All GAoP Shoppe" and sells period correct shoes for budget minded pirates, these will be what I wear.
Now I've been pouring over the Laroon "Cryes & Hawlkers of London" images reciently and one thing I noticed was that every one of them has ribbon tied lachet shoes. So I am considering NOT setting these up for buckles but stitching the lachets back & lacing them. Since I would want to get the single prong (& period appropriate) buckles that GOF has promised, perhaps it is a better idea to save those for the period appropirate shoes as well.
So many choices to make!
Now these are NOT GAoP correct, but they are as close as we come for my current shoe budget of $100. The astute observer (ie the other nuts in the room) will note the lack of butt stitching, the way the latch is attached wrong, the left & right last & the reenforced heel. But to the, well lets call them "sane" general public, these look like standard buckle shoes (once I get some buckles that is). So until the Empress opens her "End All, Bee All GAoP Shoppe" and sells period correct shoes for budget minded pirates, these will be what I wear.
Now I've been pouring over the Laroon "Cryes & Hawlkers of London" images reciently and one thing I noticed was that every one of them has ribbon tied lachet shoes. So I am considering NOT setting these up for buckles but stitching the lachets back & lacing them. Since I would want to get the single prong (& period appropriate) buckles that GOF has promised, perhaps it is a better idea to save those for the period appropirate shoes as well.
So many choices to make!
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