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Let's talk about shoes [344]
cordovan leather became the material most in demand for the finest footwear in all of Europe.
I can imagine, I remember, as a young boy, I received one pair of blue shoes from the German company Salamander. These shoes were made of incredibly soft leather, unlike any Polish shoes I knew of from that time.
We had to have Clarke's shoes because they provided a foot measuring service and had the biggest range of fittings for growing feet.
When we went to England on holiday, all our children wore only Clarks. Not today, today Mrs. Alien bought 2 pairs of Geox.
back to Norman times ie. 12th century. It seems to have been a virtually unbroken line of shoemakers because the family history shows a 'cordwainer' in every generation.
This is a story worth writing. A shoemaker's workshop established in the 12th century. Wow
