These Shoes Were Made For Walking

[cat_cetera]

So last fall when I was at Tir Righ Investiture I met Mistress Alicia le Wilfulle, who as well as being generally cool was going around in pattens. I used to wear vaguely period-looking modern shoes for camping in, with extra thick socks made by missymorgan1 if it got too cold or wet. Then I lucked into a new pair of modern shoes that, while not quite period

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[landsknecht_po]

How were they to wear?

[cat_cetera]

Not too bad - I didn't really wear them much at Winter War because they are for outside and I went outside a grand total of once the whole day. I wore them a couple of weeks ago to tavern as well. The snow kind of clumps up on the bottom of them and makes them a little slidey - Master Thorvald was asking about that. I think that is maybe an advantage to the style with the stilts. The pair of chopines I linked to also has the two stilts, which I might try - easier to form out of blocks of cork, as well as probably easier to walk in than the kind that widen out like elephants' feet under the shoe part.

[ya_inga]

VERY cool

[cat_cetera]

Thanks!! They were fun to make, and I love shoes so I am looking forward to wearing them this summer.