Very happy that the first MTO Button Boots and Balmoral Boots have been met with success on the set of HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’. We received a note this week from the wardrobe department saying ‘the boots are a huge hit on the set!’. Unfortunately, I don’t have pics of the first boots delivered, as they had to be custom made on a MTO 12B last and rushed from Italy direct to NY to meet the shooting schedule, but are similiar to these:
Big thanks again to the wardrobing crew doing this project…..I appreciate the involvement! HBO will be airing this new series in the Fall, and it looks like an interesting show:
http://boardwalkempire.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boardwalk-Empire/44827823771
Ron
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December 3, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Beautiful! Will these be available as MTO? I currently have several pair of MTO button shoes from Zak (Vienna, Austria).
December 3, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Hi Kai -
They already are! BUT, my sample has been co-opted by the movie set for now. We have made the pattern as close to historical as we are aware, but I think for general use an addition of a zipper on the internal shaft would be wise. Unless you have a batman, I suppose.
Anyway, feel free to email for more information – happy to try to help.
Thanks,
Ron Rider