New Vass MTO received today

[JDelage]

Hi all,

I ordered a few weeks ago a pair of shoes from Eva Vass, and received them today. The process was seamless, and I am reasonably happy with the way the order process worked - fax your order, Eva floows up by email to confirm, then once shoes are ready sends bank info for wire transfer.

Here are the shoes. They are Oxford-Budapest on the U last in 6125 (antique?) cognac color.

[radicaldog]

That looks like a fine shoe. May I ask how much the firm charges?

[JDelage]

In this case, the cost was 400 Eur. plus 20 for shipping (and 60 Eur. for a matching belt which isn't ready yet).

[RWS]

The shoe looks very fine, indeed. Do Vass no longer fiddle the waist of the "U" last? (A pair of ready-mades that I bought a few years ago have beautifully fiddled waists.) Go ahead, no Arabs here -- show us the soles!

[JDelage]

I'll take some pics of the soles later. The waists are radiused, but not fiddled.

[JRLT]

You mention their fax number but I cannot find it on their website. Could you post it here please? The website pages displaying shoes are also "under construction". Did you choose from a catalogue or had you been able to visit the shop in person beforehand?

Regards,

JRLT

[Concordia]

Do they only quote in Euros? I'd imagine that they would be receptive to Forints if you pushed them on it.

[ProfMoriarty]

Go ahead, no Arabs here -- show us the soles!

Jack

[Cufflink79]

A very handsome pair of well made shoes. I wish you many good years of use.

I can think of many good looking suits along with odd trousers & sport jacket combos that whould look great with those wing tips.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[marcelo]

Very nice pair of shoes! Did the price include the shoe trees or they had to be acquired separately?

[pchong]

Beautiful...the curves are so sensuous.

Did you go to have them made? or just quoted your size?

[JDelage]

Very nice pair of shoes! Did the price include the shoe trees or they had to be acquired separately?

The price includes the shoe trees.

[JDelage]

Did you go to have them made? or just quoted your size?

I just quoted my size.

[yialabis]

Very nice shoes indeed..!! Do they fit ? !!
Can you tell us a bit more about how it works? I have been thinking of trying Vass but I don't think going over there is something I can do right now. So, do they have a catalog from which u have chosen this model / last? How long do they take to make a pair of MTO?
The price is sounds cool and refreshing too !!

Kind regrads

[JDelage]

Grrrr... I just lost my post...

http://www.vass-cipo.hu/Eng/Kapcsolat.html

This is their site. To order, you send a fax with exactly what you want based on their terminology (for fax orders, I think it pays to stay simple), i.e., shoe shape, last, color, leather type. There's a number of pics on their site and some can also be found on StyleForum. Eva Vass will send you an email asking you to confirm the order, giving you a quote, etc. Once you agree, they start production and recontact you once the shoes are ready (a few weeks later, 5 in my case). They give you their bank info, you wire the money, and they send you the shoes.

I've been told that they size similar to C&J if you have feet that fit in width E or D, which was my case, so I just ordered the same size I am in C&J.