Budapest
A classic men's shoe model is called Budapest .
Emergence
It is not known where the name Budapest came from or who first used it. It is known that this shoe model has typical features of the Austro-Hungarian shoemaking tradition (e.g. perforation pattern and last shape) and has been manufactured in Budapest since the end of the 19th century .
features
The Budapest is characterized by the combination of the following features:
- on a wide, relatively straight strips made
- the last / shoe shows a high ("raised") and relatively broadly rounded tip (almost at an angle of 90 degrees)
- double-stitched design (can be double-stitched, but does not have to be)
- double sole
- Derby shaft cut (open lacing) with attached heel cap
- Wing cap
- with Fullbrogue -Lochverzierung (predominantly) or smooth (as in the "Plain-Derby")
The main characteristic of the Budapest is its unmistakable shape of the last (one also speaks of the Budapest last in this context ). It is widely said that the Budapest man is a double-stitched derby with open lacing and is decorated with an attached heel cap, wing cap and “lyra perforation” . Accordingly, its higher toe is the essential distinguishing feature of the Budapester from the so-called full brogue in Derby lacing.
Manufacturer
In Germany there is a well-known manufacturer of Budapesters : the Bietigheim company Heinrich Dinkelacker , which produces the shoes by hand with its own employees in Budapest- Budafok . Also well-known shoe manufacturers of this classic men's shoe model are the Hungarian companies Vass Shoes and László Budapest as well as the company Oliver Gray .
use
The Budapest shoe is a pure men's shoe. Due to its overall rather chunky-looking shape, it is less suitable for slim men, but is a shoe that is optically ideal and harmonizes well with full-bodied men of larger stature (as it is also resilient). The hole decorations ( broguings ) as well as the double seam above the sole give this model a sporty, but sometimes also simple note.
A pair of shoes costs between 400 and 1,200 euros, but with proper care the Budapest shoe lasts around 20 years and longer.
literature
- Helge Sternke: Everything about men's shoes . 2nd Edition. Nicolai, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-89479-252-7 .
- László Vass, Magda Molnár: handmade men's shoes . Könemann, Cologne / Tandem, Königswinter 2000, ISBN 3-89508-111-6 .
Movie
- The masters of the “Budapest”. Documentary, Hungary, Germany, 2006, 26 min., Script and director: Mari Cantu, production: Prounen Film, ZDF , arte , series: Faces of Europe, first broadcast: January 26, 2007 on arte, summary by arte ( memento from 26. June 2014 in the web archive archive.today ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ László Vass & Magda Molnár: handcrafted men's shoes . hfullmann publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8480-0369-3 , pp. 65, 200 .
- ↑ The masters of the “Budapest”. ( Memento from June 26, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ). In: arte , 2006.