Avantindietro by Maurizio Altieri

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We had received our delivery of Avantindietro_Field this morning>
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We must say, that hey are outstanding.

REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE!!!

[DHC]

I was lucky enough to find a pair of Intervallo pants that may fit me... when I receive them I will certainly take photos and put them up.

Would love to see the Intervallo piece you picked up. Please keep us posted! Cheers!

[Chinorlz]

^ thanks for the kind words D :)

I really can't wait to see what is coming down the pipes to say the least!

The Av footwear is just so perfect. Every time I look at it I find some new detail that I missed before... from the fusing of two layers of leather at the tongue so that a slit can be placed into one layer to loop the lacing through to the perfect anchoring stitches... it goes on and on.

You know it's next level work when other footwear designers contact you for detail shots of the shoes as research!

Will post Intervallo pants pics when they arrive and I return from my trip... may be a few weeks but they will go up my friend :)

Hope you're doing well!

[lowrey]

[MikeN]

They're OK, not terribly exciting. Doesn't really evoke any of the feelings that Carpe did in my mind, but I was never a huge Avantindietro fan anyway. I'd rather cop Vaz Rajan's shoes http://www.luisaviaroma.com/index.aspx?#getData.aspx|CallType=Product&prodId=R1L2&des=R2L&cat=&gender=men&group=&vendorColor=QkxBQ0s=&season=actual&seasProdID=53I

[doldrums]

They're OK, not terribly exciting. Doesn't really evoke any of the feelings that Carpe did in my mind, but I was never a huge Avantindietro fan anyway. I'd rather cop Vaz Rajan's shoes http://www.luisaviaroma.com/index.aspx?#getData.aspx|CallType=Product&prodId=R1L2&des=R2L&cat=&gender=men&group=&vendorColor=QkxBQ0s=&season=actual&seasProdID=53I

Having owned and promptly returned a pair of Vaz's shoes, I respectfully disagree. - Edit: not a knock on Vaz Rajan but just a realization on my part that they couldn't fill the same void.

The AF Fields are pretty amazing and you should EDIT accept that from me as I've come to my senses and keeping both my pairs.

[MikeN]

I believe you!

[cjbreed]

me too. that ankle boot is gorgeous. great color. makes me wonder which one u are keeping.

looks to me like the shape is slightly tweaked too. not just a repro of the original uppers. perhaps a little less narrow? hard to say. maybe its just the sole makes it look that way

yeah its a beautiful shape.

[zamb]

Like Mike I was never really a fan of the Avantindietros either, but I absolutely love Carpe Footwear..............Ive tried Guidi and others but sold them afterward cause they just don't meet my personal taste.........Not even CCP Comes close to CDiems in my book, although they're completely different things...
However, this new upgrade is really interesting to me, I really like what I am seeing and would love to get a chance to see them in person cause from the pics they look like something I'd like to own

Mike,
regarding those Vaz Rajans...............something about them bothers me, and something about many of our new designers..........myself included that I find unhealthy for the progress of fashion. I am beginning to feel like we are pigeonholing ourselves into an aesthetic and a style that everything is beginning to look the same, and the scope isn't being widened but becoming more narrow and bland

After you have a certain style of footwear from a certain designer do you really need something else from another designer that looks so close to it?

this goes for the clothing too.....................there is only so many leather jackets/ tanks/ tees and frayed hem, slim pants in dark colors that a man can own................after a while it just becomes boring and redundant

[cjbreed]

its a problem Z. and i think about it too. but let me just mention that earlier today i went to a few online retailers and just scrolled thru the designers, clicking on them, and looking at all their designs. the new guys i've never heard of and the big guys too. and i have to say. it all looks so pointless to me. meaningless. frivolous. embellished. either over-designed and ornate or pared down and boring. rick biters. or overtly trendy "designers" seeking out a niche market. there was very little that seemed to be anything but a product. nothing designed with passion or love.

i find myself buying from literally a handful of designers and cringing at the rest not because i want to, but because everything just sucks.

[zamb]

i think its a point that needs to be discussed further, but i dint wanna derail this thread with it...................

[Faust]

They're OK, not terribly exciting. Doesn't really evoke any of the feelings that Carpe did in my mind, but I was never a huge Avantindietro fan anyway. I'd rather cop Vaz Rajan's shoes http://www.luisaviaroma.com/index.aspx?#getData.aspx|CallType=Product&prodId=R1L2&des=R2L&cat=&gender=men&group=&vendorColor=QkxBQ0s=&season=actual&seasProdID=53I

Meh. They are nice, but they are also exactly what others pointed out - well studied copies. Not that I am against inspirations and such, but it becomes quite boring when you can point out with ease who the kid was schooled by.

[asho]

...when you can point out with ease who the kid was schooled by.

Can you though? i agree that aesthetically that particular pair of Vaz's shoes fit your profile, but i'm not sure it's redundant design. Rather than simply appropriating a standard style of shoe (oxford, derby etc.), this shoe brings something new to the table in terms of the way that it's fastened to your foot.

[zamb]

I don't know who he was schooled by, but the inspiration is very obvious.......there is nothing wrong with that. but as I have said before, its beginning to all look the same..............not even similar, but same................Somebody needs to break new ground, to unearth something that changes our perspective, that widens our though,

I'd love to hear more about the closure/ fastening that makes it special.

Can you though? i agree that aesthetically that particular pair of Vaz's shoes fit your profile, but i'm not sure it's redundant design. Rather than simply appropriating a standard style of shoe (oxford, derby etc.), this shoe brings something new to the table in terms of the way that it's fastened to your foot.

[asho]

i totally agree with you, and vaz would too. I was suggesting that within this aesthetic this is something new. I'd keep an eye out for Vaz's next few collections. The divergence from this sort of thing is coming.

The closure is sort of a gusset that allows for the shoe to be one piece with the part that folds over sitting flush with the rest of the upper, you can see it in detail on the Lift site.