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I am working on a Senators Toga Virilis and Tunica Clava. However, I need information on the senators maroon closed shoes/boots i've been hearing/reading about. However I have little knowledge about how/where to make/buy them.
Thanks for your time!
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Ah! Thank you very much for the link!
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Very nicely done impression, Senator, sir.
And a click of the old laud for ya!
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Nice work Sam,
You have even managed to capture that Senatorial aloofness!
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Very nice. Where did you get the shoes in the end?
The only remark I have is that I'd do something abou the fraying of the fabric at the armholes. I don't think a senator would want that.
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Maybe he's doing one of Caesars 'promoted allies'? :lol: Very cool though!
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Those are temporary, I used some old leather slippers, I attached several other pieces of leather, then spray painted them red. I am still waiting for a reply from the chap in Germany. Otherwise they worked out well.
I felt the same about the sleeves. I wanted to have the Tunica wider so that the excess would 'fall' more. I will definitely be working on those though.
Thanks for the comments!
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Salvete everybody.
So far, I have not been able to find any archaeological information on the senatorial shoe types. The only evidence so far seems to be various sculptures.
Or am I maybe overlooking some documentation on finds? I would love to know.
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(11-06-2016, 08:01 PM)sendanor Wrote: Salvete everybody.
So far, I have not been able to find any archaeological information on the senatorial shoe types. The only evidence so far seems to be various sculptures.
Or am I maybe overlooking some documentation on finds? I would love to know.
Your pefectly correct there is only sculptural evidence, though there is also plenty of evidence for construction and some surviving shoes are quite similar but for some of the details....
They are essentially a variation on the Mainz Calcei (no hobnails)
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