nomanwalksalone: IN THE WINDOW by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans Long ago, when your correspondent was only
nomanwalksalone: IN THE WINDOW by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans Long ago, when your correspondent was only beginning his sartorial journey, a well-informed Paris resident offered him these wise words: “The most beautiful shoes of the Paris shoemakers you love are the ones in the window…” Because in the display windows of what then were a handful of shops worldwide, their designs and mad colors violets, turquoises, burgundies that glowed like the sang-de-boeuf glaze on a vase, and yes, the rich tans and browns whose variegated shades appropriated the ravages of time on century-old antiques for completely new – looked the best they ever would. Ironic, then, the antique patination on shoes that were completely new, that would not look better with age… Leathers could stretch and bulge with wear, the striations of a patina distorted like a tattoo on a skin that was no longer tight… Keep reading -- source link