ExIT Shoes

Pair Number 14

by jeff

February 9th, 2006

Green suede and black embossed leather. After making a few pairs of ankle boots, I’ve learned a few things. My wife has also been envious of the pairs that have walked away. So this pair was for her. She liked the style of the tooled leather and suede that I made for her before (pair number 9), so here it is again as an ankle boot. I kept the heel counter low like I was told to do before and I think it has made them very comfortable for her. There is no shank and I cut out the center of the heels to save weight. This pair is constructed using the San Crispino style and the midsole is a soft foam. It was not a lot of fun to work with, and the black tooled leather was really too thick. It was very hard to get a wrinkle free curve around the toe of the shoe. Leather heels, Italian soling leather. Black cherry wood stain on the heel and sole edge. Size 38, width 8.