Altan Bottier, of Paris, France, only recently determined to make use of the present state of the world to introduce one thing new on their Instagram web page. One optimistic factor about dealing with adversity is it usually causes one to query their course, and see if they will both enhance or provide one thing new/completely different as a technique to ‘assume exterior the field.’ And so, like most retailers are dealing with in the intervening time with the decline in orders, it might seem that Altan took this chance to encourage by exhibiting the roots of the place their model got here from by way of the gathering of their bespoke archive samples. Most of those footwear are from the 70’s, so anyplace from 30-50 years outdated.
I all the time love seeing outdated bespoke samples, from Foster and Son’s to John Lobb’s archives and even Crockett & Jones, I discover it to be so fascinating and intriguing to see what they have been creating manner again when. And as a rule, you see kinds way more adventurous than one would assume, that even 100 years in the past they have been pushing the bar in design. Therefore the phrase, ‘nothing is new underneath the solar!’
Right here you see simply that. That apron derby is amazingly distinctive. The adelaide featured, exhibiting what we see at this time and considering it’s a ‘new’ concept when it’s actually not. The superb saddle oxford (my favourite design of the bunch) and lastly that tremendous cool u-cap squared off with heel counter in alligator/calf combo. Superb!!
The query turns into, ‘do they nonetheless have these patterns accessible for MTO orders now?’ And I presume the reply is sure….which opens up tenfold their providing to the world as with one sample can simply create 10 extra with small tweaks right here and there. And now Altan is extra distinctive then they have been earlier than. Test them out if you happen to haven’t already. They’re actually making among the extra thrilling stuff the business has to supply in the intervening time.
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Altan Instagram web page
