[Ansteorra] Cheap footwear.

[Darlene Burns]

If you are willing to pay $65 for birkenstocks, you can probably afford
shoes from Medieval Moccasins
http://www.medievalmoccasins.com/

Their lowtop sells for $46.

If you are handy and craft oriented, Marc Carlson's site is awesome for
shoes from just about any period and has patterns.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM




On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Eric W. Brown <Brown.EricW at jobcorps.org>wrote:

>
> If you're reduced by time, money or other factors to contemplating
> Wearing black sneakers... Here are a few suggestions.
>
> 1. Walmart has Birkenstock Clog knockoffs that are VPL footwear (Vaguely
> Period Looking)
> Cost is about $10 to $20... I paid $6 for mine on clearance. Some of the
> Sandals are VPL too..
>
> 2. Walmart has those "moccasin" shoes that look like someone glued leather
> to the top of a sneaker and replaced the laces with elastic... these are
> less VPL but still better than sneakers.
>
> 3. Stitch or glue thin leather over a pair of sneakers. I've done this,
> it's a pain, but it's
> Possible to get something about as good looking as #2. (by which I mean
> ugly, but better than sneakers)
>
> 4. Goto Goodwill etc, pick up a pair of cheap penny loafers. Google "how to
> make latchet shoes" there used to be a article on how to make the
> conversion, by a Mayflower reenactor
> (can't google it from work, sorry, I'll try to post a link later)
>
> 5. Goto the Asian Store at the mall... they will have cloth slipper shoes
> with plastic soles for next to nothing... they are uncomfortable, and really
> only good for indoor events, but again.. better than sneakers.
>
> 7. One word. Minnitonka... okay two words, Scissors.. cut off the fringe...
> cheap moccasin boots you can get at many country and western stores.
>
> 6. If you're more lazy than poor, and have small lady feet (I don't'),
> Overstock.com has the "Birkenstock London" (Google it) for about $65. Half
> what they cost retail. These are not terrible, best of the options here.
> unlike the Birkenstock clogs these have leather at the back.
>
> Anyone else have good cheap Footwear ideas?
> Here is your chance to single handedly improve the bottom 4" of the SCA!
>
> Caladin-
>
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