panama arrived hip hip hurrrraaayyyy

[Achille]

Hello,
After a long long looooong wait I have received today my marvelous panama from Mr Weber.
The weaving is beautifull as the shape.
Looking what is a fino for Robert, I can't imagine how could be a fino fino or more ?
For sure, as soon as I have the money (and my wife's authorization, which ususally is longer ) I will order a super fino.

Sorry to have sent the 1245351245 message of satisfaction about Mr Weber but I'm really happy with my new hat.

J.M.

 

[RBH]

Nice! I'm sure you will enjoy it very much.

 

[BJBAmerica]

Great looking hat.....Enjoy it!

 

[HungaryTom]

Bravo

Achille,

http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/bon_2.htm

"J'ai trouvé un chouette chapeau
I found a great hat"

What was the block you ordered? Havana?

Enjoy:

Tom

 

[deanglen]

Nice hat, looks good on you.

dean

 

[Achille]

Achille,
http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/bon_2.htm
"J'ai trouv?© un chouette chapeau
I found a great hat"
What was the block you ordered? Havana?
Enjoy:
Tom

Hello HungaryTom, thanks everybody for your appreciations.
It's a C crown.

J.M

PS : HungaryTom, I dream to come in you country (and I will for sure) to visite Mr Laszlo Vass shop and buy a doren of paires of its shoes. Do you know this manufacture ? It's marvelous.

 

[BillK47]

Panama Hats

Nice hat J.M. I just bought a new Panama hat myself and I love it. Mine is a Boraslino Downbrim from DelMonico Hatter in New Haven, Ct. I have purchased hats online from DelMonico and visited the shop in person. My Borsalino is a great hat and DelMonico is a great place to shop.

Bill

 

[cookie]

Hello HungaryTom, thanks everybody for your appreciations.
It's a C crown.

J.M

PS : HungaryTom, I dream to come in you country (and I will for sure) to visite Mr Laszlo Vass shop and buy a doren of paires of its shoes. Do you know this manufacture ? It's marvelous.

Does Tom know what a pair of Vass shoes like...mmm:eusa_doh: ?

 

[HungaryTom]

Inside a Panama Thread? Anyway

fftopic: http://www.vass-cipo.hu/


You are only allowed to read further if you show my printout avatar to them in the shop

"EXW" prices: they charge in their shop at Haris köz in Budapest.
RTW in Boxcalf (Tannerie du Puy/France): some 500 USD.
Cordovan (Horween/Chicago): some 600 USD.
Ankle boots in boxcalf: also some 600 USD.
Inflation: their prices go up, never down over the years. They have NEVER sale.

Ask them anyway directly at the contact. Now you see I shall never be a middleman.

Their U-lasts and Firenze lasts are more expensive (more popular) For made-to-measure they charge some extra. In this case they make a new last-takes time and the lastmaker Mr. Bertha Kálmán is very slow.They make also the shoe-trees for Vass shoes, all Vass shoes come with shoetrees and laces.

Fitting is the delicate part...I will vivisect myself for the greater good of all
I just have a few RTW pairs - and I have lucky feet i.e. RTW fits me.
My size is 44-45 European: means 44 with German and 45 with Italian shoe manufacturers.
My RTW Vass shoe soles tell 45, 45-, 46. They aren’t machine made, but individual, so that’s why this varies. But all are comfortable. The big advantage is that I could try them on before purchase. I can't buy for example their 45- loafers or their sleek models: my lame high instep. Maybe I need to re-taylor my feet.

Vass has his production site in the outskirts of Budapest - never been there. Factory visits? – don’t know. I know that each August the manufacture goes for holidays-the shop is open. They make the biggest turnover in autumn.

These shoes are all handsewn HANDMADE not Goodyear welted shoes. They take 6-8 weeks for each pair of shoes and quite a lot of work hours. 300-350 workphases of assembly, but you know that.

DDP prices? Depends on how far you live from Haris Köz and who is the retailer. Again: location, location, location.

Dinkelacker Heinrich is the other handmade shoe manufacturer who manufactures in Bp.
Since their re-organization their shoes are gone from the shop in the Váci u. - 0 Dinkelacker shoes for Magyars - just the work

It is like w. Montecristi prices in Montecristi or Pile - cheaper BUT first you must arrive there or pay for the other who does this on your behalf. Wormholes maybe?

Regards:

Tom.

2 Frenchmen learned to weave toquillas, another has learned to make handmade-shoes http://www.luxuscipo.hu/portal/viewpage.php?page_id=15