08-22-2006, 07:30 AM
Concerning the Shoes: in the timeline I do look at (300-450) they mostly seem to be of the same style: pointet, closed shoes with a hard sole. Most of the paintings/mosaics/ivorycarvings show only the front part, not the ankles. Like the picture that you set in here above, Galla, or like the serena-dyptichon. But there are few ones that show the ankle: they show, that it is more a boot than a low shoe.
As far as I know it was not decouros for women in the late roman time to show their toes in public.
The cheapest way to get some leather shoes that are closed and pointed is to go to one of those india-marocco-import-stores and ask for camelleatherslippers. that are slippers, okay, but you can work the over to boots - or just wear long clothing that noone sees the ankle!
they should cost about 30€, we do wear them as a provisorium before we know more about the real shape. and if you just look at someone standing around in late roman clothing they do look exactly as the real late roman ones.
As far as I know it was not decouros for women in the late roman time to show their toes in public.
The cheapest way to get some leather shoes that are closed and pointed is to go to one of those india-marocco-import-stores and ask for camelleatherslippers. that are slippers, okay, but you can work the over to boots - or just wear long clothing that noone sees the ankle!
they should cost about 30€, we do wear them as a provisorium before we know more about the real shape. and if you just look at someone standing around in late roman clothing they do look exactly as the real late roman ones.
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Barbara Köstner
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