High Medieval Footwear

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Hand-stitched Footwear
	Laced Ankle Shoe 12th century £130.00 adult sizes 4-13 Style Code: EMA	Genuine  turn-shoe with a 6mm (1/4in)  sole. Has a drawstring, heel-stiffeners and an inserted flap at the front. Here shown with blue silk-embroidered Vampstripe (not included in price, see "Extras"). Colours: saddle-tan, medium brown or dark brown Heels: additional small heel available Vampstripe: row of silk-embroidery running down the middle, available in several colours
	Multi-laced Calf Boot 11th - 13th century £160.00 adult sizes 4-13 Style Code: EMB	Genuine turnshoe with a 6mm(1/4in) sole. Has multiple lacing, heel-stiffeners and a front-flap. Colours: saddle-tan, medium brown or dark brown Heels: additional small heel available Vampstripe: row of silk-embroidery running down the middle, available in several colours
	Side-laced Ankle Boot 1200AD - 1275AD £135.00 adult sizes 4-13 Style Code: EML	Genuine turnshoe with a 6mm(1/4in) sole. Has lacing on the inside of the foot, top-band edge-binding and heel-stiffeners. We recommend that you order these shoes with wooden patten style PAT-S - see our late-medieval page for these. Colours: saddle-tan, medium brown, dark brown, mahogany and black Heels: additional small heel available
	Twin-toggled Shoe 1250AD -1375AD £135.00 adult sizes 4-13 Style Code: EMT	Genuine turnshoe with a 6mm(1/4in) sole. Has two overlapping flaps, two toggle fastenings, over-sewn edges and heel-stiffeners.   Colours: saddle-tan, medium brown, dark brown, mahogany and black Heels: additional small heel available

Machine-stitched Footwear
	Ankle Shoe  800AD to 1200AD £40.00 adult sizes 4-13 £35.00 adult sizes 1-3 Style Code: DAM	This type of shoe covers nearly four centuries in history but was gradually getting out of fashion in late Norman times. It has a 3.5mm (1/7in) thick sole and a drawstring. It is tough but not quite as hardwearing as our hand-stitched shoes and makes an acceptable starter model.

Extras
Available with all our footwear

Heel Cushions (Price GBP 4.00): These are modern leather covered latex wedges that you can wear inside your shoes. They help to prevent painful heels if you are not used to walking in flat-soled shoes. As they are loose you can order as many pairs as you like to wear with other shoes as well. In this case please specify for what shoe-size you are ordering.
 

Available with our Hand-stitched footwear

Small Heels (Price: GBP 15.00): These consist of a 6mm thick leather patch tunnel-stitched to the heel of the shoes. These heels are fully authentic and easily replaceable. We strongly recommend them as they prolong the life of your shoes, especially if you intend to walk on tarmac a lot.

Vamp-stripes (Price: GBP 15.00 per row): This is in early medieval footwear a strip of silk embroidery  that runs down the front of the shoe. It looks very elegant, makes your foot look slimmer and many shoes were decorated like that (check the description of your chosen style). The embroidery is in a herringbone-pattern and comes in many colours. Shoes can be decorated with up to three parallel strips, often in different colours, or chessboard patterns. Please specify when ordering or ask us for advice.  If you order more than one row of embroidery we will consider this a personal adjustment and the shoes will be excluded from our returns policy.

     Single row of blue silk embroidery         

   Triple row of chequered green and yellow silk embroidery
      

Colours (included in Price):  These shoes come in three colours:  saddle-tan, medium brown and dark brown. Please specify when ordering.

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ANA provides reenactment shoes, medieval shoes, medieval boots,  viking shoes, viking boots, saxon shoes, saxon boots, norman shoes, norman boots, dark age shoes, dark age boots, prehistoric shoes,  all is hand-made by Anna from leather and suitable for re-enactment, film, museum and theatre of any period. Shoes are handmade some are fully hand-sewn or machine-sewn

© Ana Deissler March 2007